vesperascente
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
Participle edit
vesperāscente
Etymology 2 edit
Ellipsis of vesperāscente caelō/diē (ablative absolute, literally “at the sky/day(light) tending towards the evening”). Attested in Calcidius around 4–5th century CE.
Adverb edit
vesperāscente (not comparable)
- (Late Latin, hapax) towards the evening
- Antonym: (Late Latin) albēscente