vepres
See also: vêpres
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Uncertain;[1] proposed derivations include:
- From a Proto-Indo-European root *werp- (“to bend”) common to Ancient Greek ῥέπω (rhépō, “to incline”).
- From a root common to Russian чуб (čub, “tuft, lock of hair”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwɛ.preːs], [ˈwɛp.reːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvɛː.pres], [ˈvɛp.res]
Noun
veprēs m or f (genitive vepris); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | veprēs | veprēs |
| genitive | vepris | veprium |
| dative | veprī | vepribus |
| accusative | veprem | veprēs veprīs |
| ablative | vepre | vepribus |
| vocative | veprēs | veprēs |
Derived terms
References
- “vepres”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “vepres”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- vepres in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954) “vepris”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 754