Vectis
See also: vectis
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvɛk.tɪs/
Usage notes
The name is used principally in the names of organisations, e.g. the main bus company on the Island Southern Vectis, and in the context of Roman and Romano-British era history.
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Celtic *Ixtis (literally “nether”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwek.tis/, [ˈwɛk.tɪs]
Proper noun
Vectis f (genitive Vectis); third declension
- the Isle of Wight (an island off the south coast of Britannia, separated from the mainland by a narrow strait called the Solent)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Elder to this entry?)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Flavius Eutropius to this entry?)
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Vectis.
Declension
Third declension i-stem, with locative.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Vectis |
| Genitive | Vectis |
| Dative | Vectī |
| Accusative | Vectem |
| Ablative | Vecte |
| Vocative | Vectis |
| Locative | Vectī |
Descendants
- English: Vectis
References
- 2. Vectis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- 2 Vectis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette: “1,650/1”
Further reading
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