"Vectis" meaning in Latin

See Vectis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈwɛk.tɪs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈvɛk.tis] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Possibly of Celtic origin, borrowed from Proto-Celtic *Wextā, possibly related to Proto-Germanic *wihtiz (“creature, thing”), Proto-Celtic *wextā (“course, turn, time”), or simply from or influenced by Latin vectis (“lever, gate, separator”). More at Isle of Wight. Etymology templates: {{der|la|cel|-}} Celtic, {{der|la|cel-pro|*Wextā}} Proto-Celtic *Wextā, {{der|la|gem-pro|*wihtiz|t=creature, thing}} Proto-Germanic *wihtiz (“creature, thing”), {{cog|cel-pro|*wextā|t=course, turn, time}} Proto-Celtic *wextā (“course, turn, time”), {{cog|la|vectis|t=lever, gate, separator}} Latin vectis (“lever, gate, separator”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Vectis<3.loc>|g=f}} Vectis f sg (genitive Vectis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Vectis<3.loc>}} Forms: Vectis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Vectis [nominative, singular], Vectis [genitive, singular], Vectī [dative, singular], Vectem [accusative, singular], Vecte [ablative, singular], Vectis [singular, vocative], Vectī [locative, singular], Vecte [locative, singular], Vecta [alternative]
  1. Isle of Wight (an island of Western Europe, off the south coast of Great Britain, separated from the mainland by a narrow strait called the Solent) Tags: declension-3, feminine, singular

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
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