vepres
See also: vêpres
Latin
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) IPA(key): /ˈu̯e.preːs/, [ˈu̯ɛpreːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈve.pres/, [ˈvɛːpres]
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | veprēs | veprēs |
| Genitive | vepris | veprium |
| Dative | veprī | vepribus |
| Accusative | veprem | veprēs veprīs |
| Ablative | vepre | vepribus |
| Vocative | veprēs | veprēs |
- The form of the nominative case can also be vepris or veper.
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) “vepres”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 754
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