vêpre

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See also: vepre, vépre, and vêpré

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French vespre, from Latin vesper, vespera.

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Noun[edit]

vêpre m (plural vêpres)

  1. (archaic, humorous) the evening
    Synonym: soir

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Etymology[edit]

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French vespe, guespe, wespe, from Latin vespa, possibly with Germanic influence. Compare French guêpe. Cf. also Norwegian veps, Danish hveps.

Noun[edit]

vêpre m (plural vêpres)

  1. (Jersey) wasp