Hesperius
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hesperus (“the evenening star”) + -ius (adjective forming suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hesˈpe.ri.us/, [hɛs̠ˈpɛriʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /esˈpe.ri.us/, [esˈpɛːrius]
Adjective[edit]
Hesperius (feminine Hesperia, neuter Hesperium); first/second-declension adjective
- western, occidental
- Hesperium regnum.
- The western empire.
- Italian
- pertaining to Hesperus
Declension[edit]
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | hesperus | hespera | hesperum | hesperī | hesperae | hespera | |
| Genitive | hesperī | hesperae | hesperī | hesperōrum | hesperārum | hesperōrum | |
| Dative | hesperō | hesperō | hesperīs | ||||
| Accusative | hesperum | hesperam | hesperum | hesperōs | hesperās | hespera | |
| Ablative | hesperō | hesperā | hesperō | hesperīs | |||
| Vocative | hespere | hespera | hesperum | hesperī | hesperae | hespera | |
Related terms[edit]
- Hesperia (“Italia”)
- Hesperis (“western”)
- Hesperus (“the evening star”)
- Hesperides
- vesper
References[edit]
- “Hesperius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Hesperius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Hesperius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.