Dictionary formvas, vasis(neuter)
Translation
vessel, container; utensil, implement
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | vas | vasa |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | vas | vasa |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | vas | vasa |
| Genitiveof | vasis | vasorum |
| Dativeto, for | vasi | vasis |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | vase | vasis |
Examples
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The vessel is full of water.
.
The sacred vessels are kept in the church.
fudit.
He poured the wine out of the jar.
argentea .
He put silver vessels on the table.
colligere .
The soldiers were ordered to pack up their kit.
Vas, vasis, n., is a heteroclite: third declension in the singular, second declension neuter in the plural. So vas, vasis, vasi, vase, then vasa, vasorum, vasis, vasa. Learners who force a single pattern on it get vasum, which is not the word.
It covers any container from a cooking pot to a coffin, and the plural also means an army's kit and baggage, which is why vasa colligere is "strike camp". Watch the homograph: vas, vadis, m., is a completely different word, the surety who stands bail for a defendant.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 11: vas, villa, purus and 6 more words.