véspera

See also: vespera

Galician

Alternative forms

• víspora

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese vespera, from Latin vespera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛspeɾa/ [ˈbɛs̺.pe.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛspeɾa
• Hyphenation: vés‧pe‧ra

Noun

véspera f (plural vésperas)

1. day before; eve

Derived terms

• antevéspera
• revéspera

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “véspera”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “vespera”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “véspera”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “véspera”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “véspera”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• vespera, véspora, vespora (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese vespera, from Latin vespera. Compare Spanish víspera.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛs.pe.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛs.pe.ɾɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛʃ.pe.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛs.pe.ɾa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛʃ.pɨ.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛʃ.pɨ.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛʃ.pɨ.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛspeɾɐ, (Rio de Janeiro) -ɛʃpeɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɛʃpɨɾɐ
• Hyphenation: vés‧pe‧ra

Noun

véspera f (plural vésperas)

1. day before; eve

   na véspera do exame ― on the day before the exam

   véspera de Natal ― Christmas Eve

   véspera do Ano Novo ― the New Year's Eve

2. (archaic) afternoon
   • 1502-03, Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Tipografia da Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Collecçao de noticias para a historia e geografia das naçoes ultramarinas, que vivem nos dominios portuguezes, ou lhes sao visinhas, Tomo II, Números I e II, page 159:

     Em huma Sexta feira no primeiro de Abril de mil quinhentos e dous a horas de Vespera […]

     On a Friday, on the 1st of April of 1502, two hours in the afternoon […]

3. (in the plural) days preceding a certain event
4. (religion, Catholicism, in the plural) canonical hour of the divine office that follows the ninth, traditionally at eighteen o'clock

Derived terms

• antevéspera

Related terms

• vespertino

Further reading

• “véspera”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “véspera”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “véspera”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025