Hesperius
Latin
Etymology
From Hesperus (“the evenening star”) + -ius (adjective forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [hɛsˈpɛ.ri.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [esˈpɛː.ri.us]
Adjective
Hesperius (feminine Hesperia, neuter Hesperium); first/second-declension adjective
- western, occidental
- Hesperium regnum.
- The western empire.
- Italian
- pertaining to Hesperus
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Hesperius | Hesperia | Hesperium | Hesperiī | Hesperiae | Hesperia | |
| genitive | Hesperiī | Hesperiae | Hesperiī | Hesperiōrum | Hesperiārum | Hesperiōrum | |
| dative | Hesperiō | Hesperiae | Hesperiō | Hesperiīs | |||
| accusative | Hesperium | Hesperiam | Hesperium | Hesperiōs | Hesperiās | Hesperia | |
| ablative | Hesperiō | Hesperiā | Hesperiō | Hesperiīs | |||
| vocative | Hesperie | Hesperia | Hesperium | Hesperiī | Hesperiae | Hesperia | |
Related terms
- Hesperia (“Italia”)
- Hesperis (“western”)
- Hesperus (“the evening star”)
- Hesperides
- vesper
References
- “Hesperius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Hesperius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Hesperius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.