vêpre

See also: vepre, vépre, and vêpré

French

Etymology

From Old French vespre, from Latin vesper, vespera.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛpʁ/

Noun

vêpre m (plural vêpres)

  1. (archaic, humorous) The evening.

Synonyms

Norman

Alternative forms
  • vêpe (continental Norman)
  • vepr (Sark)

Etymology

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French vespe, guespe, wespe, from Latin vespa, possibly with Germanic influence. Compare French guêpe. Cf. also Norwegian veps, Danish hveps.

Noun

vêpre m (plural vêpres)

  1. (Jersey) wasp
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.