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vas.

one who guarantees court appearance of defendant; surety; bail (L+S); vessel/dish; vase; pack/kit; utensil/instrument/tool; equipment/apparatus (pl.);

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈwaːs]Classical-Latin[ˈvas]

  1. vessel, container, dish

    declension-3

  2. vase

    declension-3

  3. utensil, instrument

    declension-3

  4. equipment, apparatus

    declension-3 · in-plural

  5. weapon

    declension-3 · often

  6. a vas, vessel transporting bodily fluid

    New-Latin · declension-3
Where this word comes from

Classical collateral form of pre-Classical vāsum, from inherited from Proto-Italic *wāss, cognate with Umbrian vasus (“container”), but further origin uncertain, with no known cognates outside of Italic.

noun[ˈwas]Classical-Latin[ˈvas]

  1. bail, surety

    declension-3 · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *woss, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to bind, pledge”).

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