"vescus" meaning in Latin

See vescus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈu̯eːs.kus/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈu̯eːs̠kʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈves.kus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈvɛskus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Back-formation from vēscor. Head templates: {{la-adj|vēscus}} vēscus (feminine vēsca, neuter vēscum); first/second-declension adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|vēscus}} Forms: vēscus [canonical], vēsca [feminine], vēscum [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], vēscus [masculine, nominative, singular], vēsca [feminine, nominative, singular], vēscum [neuter, nominative, singular], vēscī [masculine, nominative, singular], vēscae [feminine, nominative, plural], vēsca [neuter, nominative, plural], vēscī [genitive, masculine, singular], vēscae [feminine, genitive, singular], vēscī [genitive, neuter, singular], vēscōrum [genitive, masculine, singular], vēscārum [feminine, genitive, plural], vēscōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], vēscō [dative, masculine, singular], vēscae [dative, feminine, singular], vēscō [dative, neuter, singular], vēscīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter], vēscum [accusative, masculine, singular], vēscam [accusative, feminine, singular], vēscum [accusative, neuter, singular], vēscōs [accusative, masculine, singular], vēscās [accusative, feminine, plural], vēsca [accusative, neuter, plural], vēscō [ablative, masculine, singular], vēscā [ablative, feminine, singular], vēscō [ablative, neuter, singular], vēscīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter], vēsce [masculine, singular, vocative], vēsca [feminine, singular, vocative], vēscum [neuter, singular, vocative], vēscī [masculine, singular, vocative], vēscae [feminine, plural, vocative], vēsca [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. lean Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2 Synonyms: exīlis, tenuis
    Sense id: en-vescus-la-adj-kuiaHtDT
  2. corrosive, voracious Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2 Synonyms: edāx, vorāx
    Sense id: en-vescus-la-adj-godZKKym Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with tab characters Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 16 71 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 59 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 85 6 Disambiguation of Pages with tab characters: 6 90 4
  3. picky with food Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2 Synonyms: fastīdiōsus
    Sense id: en-vescus-la-adj-BZBZgIwp
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Balkano-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rup",
            "2": "veashtid",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? Aromanian: veashtid",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Aromanian: veashtid"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "veșted",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? Romanian: veșted",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Romanian: veșted"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italo-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "besso",
            "3": "bescio",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? Italian: besso, bescio",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Italian: besso, bescio"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Gallo-Italic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pms",
            "2": "vess",
            "3": "vessa"
          },
          "expansion": "Piedmontese: vess, vessa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Piedmontese: vess, vessa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Ibero-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-ole",
            "2": "vesca"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Leonese: vesca",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Leonese: vesca"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ast",
            "2": "viesca"
          },
          "expansion": "Asturian: viesca",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Asturian: viesca"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-leo",
            "2": "viesca"
          },
          "expansion": "Leonese: viesca",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Leonese: viesca"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "biscato",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Portuguese: biscato",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Portuguese: biscato"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from vēscor.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vēscus",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēsca",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscum",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēsca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēsca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēsca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēsce",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēsca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēsca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vēscus"
      },
      "expansion": "vēscus (feminine vēsca, neuter vēscum); first/second-declension adjective",
      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vēscus"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "ref": "c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Virgil, Georgics 3.175",
          "roman": "sed frūmenta manū carpēs sata.",
          "text": "intereā pūbī indomitae nōn grāmina tantum\nnec vēscās salicum frondēs ulvamque palūstrem,"
        },
        {
          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "ref": "23 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis historia 7.81",
          "text": "Corpore vēscō, sed eximiīs vīribus Tritānum, in gladiātōriō lūdō Samnītium armātūra celebrem, fīliumque eius mīlitem Magnī Pompeī et rēctōs et trāversōs cancellātim tōtō corpore habuisse nervōs, in brachiīs etiam manibusque, auctor est Varrō prōdigiosa vīrium relatione, atque etiam hostem ab eō ex prōvocātione dīmicante inermī dexterā superātum et postrēmō correptum ūnō digitō in castra trālātum."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lean"
      ],
      "id": "en-vescus-la-adj-kuiaHtDT",
      "links": [
        [
          "lean",
          "lean"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "exīlis"
        },
        {
          "word": "tenuis"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 71 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 59 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 85 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 90 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with tab characters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "ref": "c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 1.325",
          "roman": "quid quōque āmittant in tempore cernere possīs.",
          "text": "nec porrō quaecumque aevō maciēque senescunt,\nnec, mare quae impendent, vēscō sale saxa perēsa"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "corrosive, voracious"
      ],
      "id": "en-vescus-la-adj-godZKKym",
      "links": [
        [
          "corrosive",
          "corrosive"
        ],
        [
          "voracious",
          "voracious"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "edāx"
        },
        {
          "word": "vorāx"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "picky with food"
      ],
      "id": "en-vescus-la-adj-BZBZgIwp",
      "links": [
        [
          "picky",
          "picky"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fastīdiōsus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈu̯eːs.kus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈu̯eːs̠kʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈves.kus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvɛskus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vescus"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Latin 2-syllable words",
    "Latin adjectives",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin first and second declension adjectives",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with tab characters"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Balkano-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rup",
            "2": "veashtid",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? Aromanian: veashtid",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Aromanian: veashtid"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "veșted",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? Romanian: veșted",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Romanian: veșted"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italo-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "besso",
            "3": "bescio",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? Italian: besso, bescio",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Italian: besso, bescio"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Gallo-Italic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pms",
            "2": "vess",
            "3": "vessa"
          },
          "expansion": "Piedmontese: vess, vessa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Piedmontese: vess, vessa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Ibero-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-ole",
            "2": "vesca"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Leonese: vesca",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Leonese: vesca"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ast",
            "2": "viesca"
          },
          "expansion": "Asturian: viesca",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Asturian: viesca"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-leo",
            "2": "viesca"
          },
          "expansion": "Leonese: viesca",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Leonese: viesca"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "biscato",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Portuguese: biscato",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Portuguese: biscato"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from vēscor.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vēscus",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēsca",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscum",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēsca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēsca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēsca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēsce",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēsca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēscae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vēsca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vēscus"
      },
      "expansion": "vēscus (feminine vēsca, neuter vēscum); first/second-declension adjective",
      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vēscus"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations",
        "Requests for translations of Latin quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "ref": "c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Virgil, Georgics 3.175",
          "roman": "sed frūmenta manū carpēs sata.",
          "text": "intereā pūbī indomitae nōn grāmina tantum\nnec vēscās salicum frondēs ulvamque palūstrem,"
        },
        {
          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "ref": "23 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis historia 7.81",
          "text": "Corpore vēscō, sed eximiīs vīribus Tritānum, in gladiātōriō lūdō Samnītium armātūra celebrem, fīliumque eius mīlitem Magnī Pompeī et rēctōs et trāversōs cancellātim tōtō corpore habuisse nervōs, in brachiīs etiam manibusque, auctor est Varrō prōdigiosa vīrium relatione, atque etiam hostem ab eō ex prōvocātione dīmicante inermī dexterā superātum et postrēmō correptum ūnō digitō in castra trālātum."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lean"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lean",
          "lean"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "exīlis"
        },
        {
          "word": "tenuis"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations",
        "Requests for translations of Latin quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "ref": "c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 1.325",
          "roman": "quid quōque āmittant in tempore cernere possīs.",
          "text": "nec porrō quaecumque aevō maciēque senescunt,\nnec, mare quae impendent, vēscō sale saxa perēsa"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "corrosive, voracious"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "corrosive",
          "corrosive"
        ],
        [
          "voracious",
          "voracious"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "edāx"
        },
        {
          "word": "vorāx"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "picky with food"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "picky",
          "picky"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fastīdiōsus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈu̯eːs.kus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈu̯eːs̠kʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈves.kus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvɛskus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vescus"
}

Download raw JSONL data for vescus meaning in Latin (7.5kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Latin dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-03-26 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-03-21 using wiktextract (fef8596 and 633533e). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.