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Vesper

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See also: vesper and Vësper

English

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

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Vesper

  1. Hesperus, Venus, the evening star

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from German Vesper.

Proper noun

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Vesper (plural Vespers)

  1. A surname from German.
Statistics
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  • 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.

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Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vesper, from Old High German vespera, from Latin vespera, from vesper. The alternative neuter gender in the sense “snack” is probably from the compound Vesperbrot.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛspər/, [ˈfɛs.pɐ], (in Austria also) /ˈvɛspər/
  • One of five Latinate words in which initial v- is /f/; compare Vers, Vettel, Vize, Vogt.
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Noun

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Vesper f (genitive Vesper, plural Vespern)

  1. (Christianity) Vespers (service in the late afternoon or early evening)
    • 1971, Günter Grass, “Die Vogelscheuchen”, in Gesammelte Gedichte, Luchterhand, page 104:
      weiß nicht, ob alte Jacken, alte Hosen, / wenn sie mit Löffeln in den Dosen / rostig und blechern windwärts läuten, / zur Vesper, ob zum Ave läuten, / zum Aufstand aller Vogelscheuchen läuten
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Derived terms

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Noun

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Vesper f (genitive Vesper, plural Vespern) or
Vesper n (strong, genitive Vespers, plural Vesper)

  1. (regional, Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) snack; light meal (especially but not exclusively in the afternoon)

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Middle English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin vesper (evening, evening star).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Vesper

  1. (astronomy) The planet closely associated with the evening: Venus.

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • English: Vesper

See also

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References

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