Vesper

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɛspɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɛspə/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin vesper (“evening star”). ==== Proper noun ==== Vesper The planet Venus as the evening star. Synonyms: Hesperus, evenstar Near-synonyms: Phosphorus, Eosphorus, Lucifer, morning star, Venus === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from German Vesper. ==== Proper noun ==== Vesper (plural Vespers) A surname from German. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Vesper is the 24049th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1048 individuals. Vesper is most common among White (94.37%) individuals. ==== Further reading ==== Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vesper”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. === Etymology 3 === Unknown. ==== Proper noun ==== Vesper A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia. === Anagrams === perves, preves == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German vësper, from Old High German vëspera, from Latin vespera, from vesper. The alternative neuter gender in the sense “snack” is probably from the compound Vesperbrot. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛspər/, [ˈfɛs.pɐ], (in Austria also) /ˈvɛspɛr/ One of five Latinate words in which initial v- is /f/; compare Vers, Vettel, Vize, Vogt. === Noun === Vesper f (genitive Vesper, plural Vespern) (Christianity) Vespers (service in the late afternoon or early evening) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Christvesper === Noun === Vesper f (genitive Vesper, plural Vespern) or Vesper n (strong, genitive Vespers, plural Vesper) (regional, Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) snack; light meal (especially but not exclusively in the afternoon) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Vesperbrot vespern == Middle English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin vesper (“evening, evening star”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛspər/ === Proper noun === Vesper (astronomy) The planet closely associated with the evening: Venus. ==== Synonyms ==== (planet): Venus, even sterne, even sterre, eventide sterre, morwe sterre, morwetide sterre ==== Related terms ==== vespertyne ==== Descendants ==== English: Vesper ==== See also ==== vespers ==== References ==== “vesper, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 June 2018.