vectis
See also: Vectis
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰ-tis, from the root *weǵʰ- (“to ride”). Cognate with vehō, Sanskrit ऊढि (ūḍhi).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯ek.tis/, [ˈu̯ɛkt̪ɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvek.tis/, [ˈvɛkt̪is]
Audio (classical) (file)
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).
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, ablative singular in -e or -ī).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vectis | vectēs |
| Genitive | vectis | vectium |
| Dative | vectī | vectibus |
| Accusative | vectem | vectēs vectīs |
| Ablative | vecte vectī | vectibus |
| Vocative | vectis | vectēs |
Derived terms
- vectiārius
Descendants
- Catalan: vit, bitxo
- ⇒ Galician: vetillo (from *vecticulus)
- Old French: vit, viz
- French: vit
- Sardinian: bette
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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- vectis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “vectis”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers