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Vectis
Vectis
See also: vectis
English
Proper noun
Vectis
- the Isle of Wight
Usage notes
The name is used principally in the names of organisations, e.g. the main bus company on the Island Southern Vectis, and in the context of Roman and Romano-British era history.
Derived terms
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowing from Proto-Celtic *Ixtis (literally “nether”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwek.tis/, [ˈwɛk.tɪs]
Proper noun
Vectis f (genitive Vectis); third declension
- the Isle of Wight (an island off the south coast of Britannia, separated from the mainland by a narrow strait called the Solent)
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- For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Vectis.
Declension
Third declension i-stem, with locative.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Vectis |
| genitive | Vectis |
| dative | Vectī |
| accusative | Vectem |
| ablative | Vecte |
| vocative | Vectis |
| locative | Vectī |
Descendants
- English: Vectis
References
- 2. Vectis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “2 Vectis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 1,650/1.
vectis
vectis
See also: Vectis
Latin
Noun
vectis m (genitive vectis); third declension
- A strong pole or bar used for leverage; lever; crowbar; handspike.
- A carrying-pole.
- A bar or bolt (for fastening a door).
Inflection
Third declension i-stem.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vectis | vectēs |
| genitive | vectis | vectium |
| dative | vectī | vectibus |
| accusative | vectem | vectēs |
| ablative | vecte | vectibus |
| vocative | vectis | vectēs |
Derived terms
- vectiārius
Descendants
References
- vectis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- vectis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- VECTIS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “vectis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- vectis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers