Hesperus
See also: hesperus
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Hesperus, from Ancient Greek ἕσπερος (hésperos, “pertaining to the evening, western”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHesperus
- The planet Venus when observed as an evening star.
Synonyms
editAntonyms
editDerived terms
editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἕσπερος (hésperos, “pertaining to the evening, western”), from Proto-Hellenic *wésperos, from Proto-Indo-European *wek(ʷ)speros. Cognates include Old Armenian գիշեր (gišer) and Old Church Slavonic вєчєръ (večerŭ). Compare it's direct Latin cognate vesper.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈhes.pe.rus/, [ˈhɛs̠pɛrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈes.pe.rus/, [ˈɛsperus]
Proper noun
editHesperus m sg (genitive Hesperī); second declension
- the evening star
- Synonym: vesper
- a mythological character, son of Aurora
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Hesperus | Hesperī |
Genitive | Hesperī | Hesperōrum |
Dative | Hesperō | Hesperīs |
Accusative | Hesperum | Hesperōs |
Ablative | Hesperō | Hesperīs |
Vocative | Hespere | Hesperī |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- “Hesperus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Hesperus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Hesperus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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