"vectis" meaning in Latin

See vectis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈwɛk.tɪs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈvɛk.tis] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *wektis, from Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰ-tis, from the root *weǵʰ- (“to ride”). Cognate with vehō, Sanskrit ऊढि (ūḍhi). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*weǵʰ-}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro||*wektis}} Proto-Italic *wektis, {{inh|la|ine-pro||*wéǵʰ-tis}} Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰ-tis, {{cog|sa|ऊढि}} Sanskrit ऊढि (ūḍhi) Head templates: {{la-noun|vectis<3.abl-e-i>|g=m}} vectis m (genitive vectis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|vectis<3.abl-e-i>}} Forms: vectis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], vectis [nominative, singular], vectēs [nominative, plural], vectis [genitive, singular], vectium [genitive, plural], vectī [dative, singular], vectibus [dative, plural], vectem [accusative, singular], vectēs [accusative, plural], vectīs [accusative, plural], vecte [ablative, singular], vectī [ablative, singular], vectibus [ablative, plural], vectis [singular, vocative], vectēs [plural, vocative]
  1. a strong pole or bar used for leverage; lever; crowbar; handspike Tags: declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-vectis-la-noun-N3wTuPnL Categories (other): Pages with entries, Machines Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 16 37 2 Disambiguation of Machines: 40 37 23
  2. a carrying-pole Tags: declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-vectis-la-noun-RHMH1M81 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Machines Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 16 37 2 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 34 62 5 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 32 40 28 Disambiguation of Machines: 40 37 23
  3. a bar or bolt (for fastening a door) Tags: declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-vectis-la-noun-TorkzqUz Categories (other): Machines Disambiguation of Machines: 40 37 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: vectiārius, vecticulus [masculine]

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "vectiārius"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "vecticulus"
    }
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  "descendants": [
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      "lang_code": "ca",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "vit"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "m"
      ],
      "word": "vette"
    },
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      "lang": "Old French",
      "lang_code": "fro",
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        "m"
      ],
      "word": "vit"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "lang_code": "sc",
      "raw_tags": [
        "m"
      ],
      "word": "bette"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "Fala",
          "lang_code": "fax",
          "word": "bitillu"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Fala",
          "lang_code": "fax",
          "word": "betillu"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Galician",
          "lang_code": "gl",
          "word": "vetillo"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Galician",
          "lang_code": "gl",
          "word": "bitillo"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Vulgar Latin",
      "lang_code": "la-vul",
      "raw_tags": [
        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes",
        "m"
      ],
      "word": "*vecticulus"
    }
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        "genitive"
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      "source": "declension",
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          "vectēs",
          "vectes#Latin"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        [
          "vectī",
          "vecti#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vectem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vectēs",
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        [
          "vectēs",
          "vectes#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "links": [
        [
          "vectīs",
          "vectis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
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          "vectī",
          "vecti#Latin"
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      ]
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          "vectēs",
          "vectes#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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        }
      ],
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        "a strong pole or bar used for leverage; lever; crowbar; handspike"
      ],
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          "strong",
          "strong"
        ],
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          "pole",
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        ],
        [
          "bar",
          "bar"
        ],
        [
          "leverage",
          "leverage"
        ],
        [
          "lever",
          "lever"
        ],
        [
          "crowbar",
          "crowbar"
        ],
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          "handspike",
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        ]
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        "masculine"
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "_dis": "32 40 28",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a carrying-pole"
      ],
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          "carrying",
          "carrying"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "40 37 23",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a bar or bolt (for fastening a door)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vectis-la-noun-TorkzqUz",
      "links": [
        [
          "bar",
          "bar"
        ],
        [
          "bolt",
          "bolt"
        ],
        [
          "fastening",
          "fastening"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwɛk.tɪs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvɛk.tis]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vectis"
}
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    "Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weǵʰ-",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Latin third declension nouns",
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    },
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      ],
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    }
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        "m"
      ],
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    {
      "form": "vectis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    {
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        [
          "vectēs",
          "vectes#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vectis",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "vectium",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vectī",
      "links": [
        [
          "vectī",
          "vecti#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        [
          "vectēs",
          "vectes#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vectīs",
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        [
          "vectīs",
          "vectis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vecte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vectī",
      "links": [
        [
          "vectī",
          "vecti#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "vectis",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vectēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "vectēs",
          "vectes#Latin"
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      ]
    }
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        "g": "m"
      },
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      "name": "la-noun"
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "a strong pole or bar used for leverage; lever; crowbar; handspike"
      ],
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          "strong",
          "strong"
        ],
        [
          "pole",
          "pole"
        ],
        [
          "bar",
          "bar"
        ],
        [
          "leverage",
          "leverage"
        ],
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          "lever",
          "lever"
        ],
        [
          "crowbar",
          "crowbar"
        ],
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          "handspike",
          "handspike"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a carrying-pole"
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          "carrying",
          "carrying"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a bar or bolt (for fastening a door)"
      ],
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        [
          "bar",
          "bar"
        ],
        [
          "bolt",
          "bolt"
        ],
        [
          "fastening",
          "fastening"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwɛk.tɪs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvɛk.tis]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vectis"
}

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