Hesperius

Latin

Etymology

From Hesperus (“the evenening star”) +‎ -ius (adjective forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hesˈpe.ri.us/, [hɛs̠ˈpɛriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /esˈpe.ri.us/, [esˈpɛːrius]

Adjective

Hesperius (feminine Hesperia, neuter Hesperium); first/second-declension adjective

1. western, occidental
   • Hesperium regnum.

     The western empire.

2. Italian
3. pertaining to Hesperus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hesperus	hespera	hesperum		hesperī	hesperae	hespera
Genitive	hesperī	hesperae	hesperī		hesperōrum	hesperārum	hesperōrum
Dative	hesperō		hesperō		hesperīs
Accusative	hesperum	hesperam	hesperum		hesperōs	hesperās	hespera
Ablative	hesperō	hesperā	hesperō		hesperīs
Vocative	hespere	hespera	hesperum		hesperī	hesperae	hespera

Related terms

• Hesperia (“Italia”)
• Hesperis (“western”)
• Hesperus (“the evening star”)
• Hesperides
• vesper

References

• “Hesperius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Hesperius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Hesperius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.