Hesperius

Latin

Etymology

From Hesperus (“the evenening star”) +‎ -ius (adjective forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hesˈpe.ri.us/, [hɛs̠ˈpɛriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /esˈpe.ri.us/, [esˈpɛːrius]

Adjective

Hesperius (feminine Hesperia, neuter Hesperium); first/second-declension adjective

1. western, occidental
   • Hesperium regnum.

     The western empire.

2. Italian
3. 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.