víspera
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish viésperas (“evening, vespers, eve”), inherited from Latin vespera. For the lack of vowel syncope despite being an inherited word, compare áspero, níspero, miércoles. For the development of the stressed vowel, also compare avispa (from Old Spanish biespa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbispeɾa/ [ˈbis.pe.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -ispeɾa
- Syllabification: vís‧pe‧ra
Noun
víspera f (plural vísperas)
- eve (the day or night before)
- Synonym: vigilia
Derived terms
- antevíspera
Related terms
- vespertino
Descendants
- → Cebuano: bisperas
- → Tagalog: bisperas
Further reading
- “víspera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983), “víspera”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 810