vespers

See also: Vespers

English

Etymology

From Middle English vespers, from Old French vespres (French vêpres), from Ecclesiastical Latin vesperae (“vespers”), substantivisation of relational Late Latin vesperus (“evening”), from vesper (“evening”) +‎ -us.

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɛsˌpɝz/
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Noun

vespers (uncountable)

  1. (Christianity, plural only) The sixth of the seven canonical hours, an evening prayer service

Translations

Noun

vespers

  1. plural of vesper

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French vespres, from Ecclesiastical Latin vesperae (“vespers”); see English vespers.

Noun

vespers (uncountable)

  1. (Christianity) The sixth of the seven canonical hours.
  2. (Christianity) The liturgical service celebrated at this time.

Descendants
  • English: vespers

See also

References

Swedish

Noun

vespers

  1. indefinite genitive singular of vesper
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