vesperascente

Latin

Etymology 1

Participle

vesperāscente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of vesperāscēns

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of vesperāscente caelō/diē (ablative absolute, literally “at the sky/day(light) tending towards the evening”). Attested in Calcidius around 4–5th century CE.

Adverb

vesperāscente (not comparable)

  1. (Late Latin, hapax legomenon) towards the evening
    Antonym: (Late Latin) albēscente
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