víspera

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited 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), volumes V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 810

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