dhespër

Albanian

Etymology

PIE word
*wek(ʷ)speros

Probably via some Balkan Vulgar Latin dialect, ultimately borrowed from Latin vesper or Ancient Greek ἕσπερος (hésperos), with internal /v/ > /ð/ backing. Compare dhelpër for the same phenomenon.

Noun

dhespër

  1. late afternoon
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