vespers
Meaningevening
Common meaning: an evening church service
- vespnightfall; the star seen at duskLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1980 · scan
- ersplural noun ending
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin vesper ‘nightfall; the star seen at dusk’.
Roots
- vesper, -erī Latin “nightfall; the star seen at dusk”
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