vasum

Latin

Etymology

See vās. The word is pre-Classical. In Classical Latin it is only used in the plural.

Noun

vāsum n (genitive vāsī); second declension

  1. dish, vessel
  2. vase
  3. utensil
  4. tool
  5. baggage, war material

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative vāsum vāsa
Genitive vāsī vāsōrum
Dative vāsō vāsīs
Accusative vāsum vāsa
Ablative vāsō vāsīs
Vocative vāsum vāsa

Descendants

Noun

vāsum

  1. genitive plural of vāsis

References
  • vasum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vasum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • vasum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to give the signal for breaking up the camp, collecting baggage: vasa conclamare (B. C. 3. 37)
    • to pack the baggage (for marching): vasa colligere (Liv. 21. 47)
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