spes

Meaning

1. (declension-5) hope (belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen)
2. (declension-5) expectation, anticipation (of an act or state of looking forward to an event as about to happen)
3. (declension-5) apprehension (of something undesirable, eg concupiscence)

Concepts

hope

expectation

hopes

prospect

waiting

looking-for

Synonyms

fides

exspectatio

praestolatio

Translations

espoir

esperanza

esperança

Hoffnung

speranza

hoop

espérance

esperança

umut

ελπίδα

ئومێد

هیوا

ümit

esperança

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈspeːs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *spēs, from Proto-Indo-European *spéh₁s (“prosperity”), from *speh₁- (“to succeed, prosper”).