ἑσπέρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἐσπέρη (espérē)Ionic

Etymology

PIE word
*wek(ʷ)speros

Ellipsis of ἑσπέρᾱ ὥρᾱ (hespérā hṓrā, time of evening), from ἕσπερος (hésperos, of evening, western).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἑσπέρᾱ • (hespérāf (genitive ἑσπέρᾱς); first declension

  1. evening
  2. the west

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: εσπέρα (espéra)
  • Mariupol Greek: спе́ра (spjéra)
  • Tsakonian: επφέρζι (epférzi)

References