hesternus Latin · revision 10170

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Plautus|origins=ine-pro *ǵʰdʰyés}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [hɛsˈtɛr.nʊs]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [esˈtɛr.nus]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''hesternus''' (feminine hesterna, neuter hesternum); first/second-declension adjective^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from ⟨*hestrinos⟩, from the stem of [[herī]] “yesterday”, formed like [[hodiernus]].^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) De Vaan traces ⟨herī⟩ to [[ine-pro|*ǵʰdʰyés|t=yesterday]] and an adjective ⟨*ǵʰdʰi-es-tro-⟩ “of yesterday”, cognate with [[grc|χθές|tr=khthés|t=yesterday]], [[sa|ह्यस्|tr=hyás|t=yesterday]] and [[got|𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃|tr=gistradagis|t=tomorrow]].^(de Vaan 2008)^(TLL)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler's earliest source is Plautus.^(Köbler 2010) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant of yesterday, yesterday's, as in Cicero's ''hesternus diēs'' “yesterday” and ''hesterna disputātiō'' “yesterday's discussion”.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin ''diēs hesterna'' means yesterday.^(Stelten 1995) British Medieval Latin used it also for the preceding day.^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it.^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero has ''hesternus diēs''.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Of [[m|en|yesterday]], yesterday's.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

+ # Of the preceding day.^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[herī]]

+ * [[hodiernus]]

+ * [[crāstinus]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}