vepres
See also: vêpres
Latin
Etymology
Of uncertain origin[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): /ˈwep.reːs/
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvep.reːs/
Noun
veprēs m (genitive vepris); third declension
- bramble, thornbush
- briar bush
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | veprēs | veprēs |
| Genitive | vepris | veprum |
| Dative | veprī | vepribus |
| Accusative | veprem | veprēs |
| Ablative | vepre | vepribus |
| Vocative | veprēs | veprēs |
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), volume 2, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 754