Hesperius
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Hesperus (“the evenening star”) + -ius (adjective forming suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /hesˈpe.ri.us/, [hɛs̠ˈpɛriʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /esˈpe.ri.us/, [esˈpɛːrius]
Adjective
editHesperius (feminine Hesperia, neuter Hesperium); first/second-declension adjective
- western, occidental
- Hesperium regnum.
- The western empire.
- Italian
- pertaining to Hesperus
Declension
editFirst/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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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
edit- Hesperia (“Italia”)
- Hesperis (“western”)
- Hesperus (“the evening star”)
- Hesperides
- vesper
References
edit- “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.