Vesper

See also: vesper and Vësper

English

Proper noun

Vesper

  1. Hesperus, Venus, the evening star

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vesper, from Old High German vespera, from Latin vespera, from vesper. The alternative neuter gender in the sense “snack” is probably from the compound Vesperbrot.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛspər/, [ˈfɛspɐ]
  • One of the very few Latinate stems where ‹v› is pronounced /f/.

Noun

Vesper f (genitive Vesper, plural Vespern)

  1. (Christianity) Vespers (service in the late afternoon or early evening)

Derived terms
  • Christvesper

Noun

Vesper f (genitive Vesper, plural Vespern)

Vesper n (genitive Vespers, plural Vesper)

  1. (regional, southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) snack; light meal (especially but not exclusively in the afternoon)

Derived terms
  • Vesperbrot
  • vespern

Declension
Feminine
Declension of Vesper
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Vesper die Vespern
genitive einer der Vesper der Vespern
dative einer der Vesper den Vespern
accusative eine die Vesper die Vespern
Neuter
Declension of Vesper
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Vesper die Vesper
genitive eines des Vespers der Vesper
dative einem dem Vesper den Vespern
accusative ein das Vesper die Vesper

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vesper (“evening, evening star”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛspər/

Proper noun

Vesper

  1. (astronomy) The planet closely associated with the evening: Venus.

Synonyms
  • (planet): Venus, even sterne, even sterre, eventide sterre, morwe sterre, morwetide sterre

Descendants

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References
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