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noun · neuterthird declension

vās1

vās n (genitive vāsis)
Classical[ˈwaːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈvas]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. vessel, container, dish
  2. vase
  3. utensil, instrument
  4. in pluralequipment, apparatus
  5. oftenweapon
  6. New Latina vas, vessel transporting bodily fluid
    Sanies clara. Quia materia tantum exit per illa parva vaſa non verò per magna ulcera , talia ſine causâ recrudeſcentia ſemper habent ſedem in pinguedine , cum verò pinguedo ſola ſit ſedes ulcerum hinc ibi facile fieri poſſunt.Of the presence of clear pus. Because pus only comes out through small vessels and not greater ulcers; when ulcers suddenly break open again they are always in the fat, and since fat is the only place ulcers may be found, we most expect them there.1728, Auctore Hermanno Boerhaave, Praxis Medica sive Commentarium, page 314:

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Sponsor · Vas · Præs

Sponsor is a surety in a general sense, who guarantees any thing whatever; whereas vas and præs are sureties in a court of justice; vas (from ἄεθλος) one who gives security for the appearance of one or other party in court; præs, who gives security for a claim of government. (iv. 113.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevāsvāsa
vadēs, vāsēs
genitivevāsis
vadis		vāsōrum
vadum, vāsum
dativevāsī
vadī		vāsīs
vadibus, vāsibus
accusativevās
vadem, vāsem		vāsa
vadēs, vāsēs
ablativevāse
vade		vāsīs
vadibus, vāsibus
vocativevāsvāsa
vadēs, vāsēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

vasa colligere (Liv. 21. 47)
to pack the baggage (for marching).
vasa conclamare (B. C. 3. 37)
to give the signal for breaking up the camp, collecting baggage.

vās, vāsis; plur. vāsa, ōrum (anteclass. collat. form of the
I. nom. sing. vāsum, Cato ap. Gell. 13, 23, 1; Fab. Pict. ap. Non. 544, 26; Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 33 sq.: vasus fictilis, Petr. 57, 8; dat. plur. vasibus, Gargil. Martial. Pomif. Arb. 4, 4; apocopated, vas' argenteis, for vasis, acc. to Cic. Or. 45, 153), n. Sanscr. root, vas-, to put on; vastram, clothing; Gr. ἕννυμι, εἷμα; Lat. vestis.
I. In gen., a vessel, dish; also, a utensil, implement of any kind: vasa ahena ex aedibus (rapere), Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 61: aliquod vasum argenteum Aut aliquod vasum ahenum, id. Truc. 1, 1, 33: nihil relinquo in aedibus Nec vas nec vestimentum, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 89: corpus quasi vas est, aut aliquod animi receptaculum, Cic. Tusc. 1, 22, 52; cf. Vulg. 1 Thess. 4, 4: quassatis undique vasis, Diffluere umorem, Lucr. 3, 435: sincerum est nisi vas, quodcumque infundis acescit, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 54: vinarium, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 27, § 62: argentea, id. ib.; Hor. S. 2, 7, 72: Corinthia et Deliaca, Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 133: Samia, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 41; Cic. Mur. 36, 75: escaria, Plin. 37, 2, 7, § 18.—Of implements for supporting any thing: si vasa sint legata, non solum ea continentur, quae aliquid in se recipiunt edendi bibendique causā paratum, sed etiam quae aliquid sustineant: et ideo scutellas vel promulsidaria contineri, Dig. 34, 2, 20.—
2. Military equipments, baggage: ille ex Siciliā jam castra commoverat et vasa collegerat, had packed up, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 19, § 40: vasa colligere, Liv. 21, 47, 2; 27, 47, 8; cf. trop.: vasa in senectute colligere, Sen. Ep. 19, 1: vasa conclamare, to give the signal for packing up, Caes. B. C. 1, 66: 3, 37.—
3. Agricultural implements: vasa quae utilia culturae sunt, aratrum, ligones, sarcula, falces, bidentes, Dig. 33, 7, 8.—
4. Of beehives, Col. 9, 6, 1.—
5. Of hunting implements, Grat. Cyn. 219.—
II. In mal. part., Auct. Priap. 70; cf. in a double sense, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 41.

Origins

Classical collateral form of pre-Classical vāsum, from inherited from Proto-Italic *wāss, cognate with Umbrian vasus (“container”), but further origin uncertain, with no known cognates outside of Italic.

Descendants
  • Englishvas
  • Czechváza
  • Faroesevasi
  • Latvianvāze
  • Lithuanianvaza
  • Middle Frenchvase
  • PlautdietschWos
  • Polishwaza
  • Slovakváza
  • Slovenevaza

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesVasVas (vasa, generic name for earthenware) covers in its extended sense (a) vessels of all materials; (b) utensils of every sort; and is (c) in a specia…
noun · masculinethird declension
vas2
vas m (genitive vadis)
Classical[ˈwas]Ecclesiastical[ˈvas]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. masculinebail, surety

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevasvadēs
vāsa, vāsēs
genitivevadisvadum
vāsum
dativevadīvadibus
vāsibus
accusativevadem
vāsem		vadēs
vāsa, vāsēs
ablativevade
vāse		vadibus
vāsibus
vocativevasvadēs
vāsa, vāsēs

văs, vădis, m.,
I. a bail, security, surety (in gen., while praes is confined to pecuniary matters; cf. also sponsio): vas appellatus, qui pro altero vadimonium promittebat, Varr. L. L. 6, 74 Müll.: vas factus est alter (Damon) ejus sistendi, ut si ille non revertisset, moriendum esset ipsi, Cic. Off. 3, 10, 45: vades poscere, id. Rep. 2, 36, 61: se dare vadem pro amico, id. Fin. 2, 24, 79: deserere vades, Liv. 39, 41, 7; Hor. S. 1, 1, 11 Heind.—
B. Trop.: vestram virtutem rerum quas gesturus sum, vadem praedemque habeo, Curt. 9, 2, 25.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *woss, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to bind, pledge”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesVasVas (vasa, generic name for earthenware) covers in its extended sense (a) vessels of all materials; (b) utensils of every sort; and is (c) in a specia…

Quick answers

What does vās mean in Latin?
vās, a noun, means “vessel, container, dish; vase; utensil, instrument”.
What is the genitive of vās?
The genitive singular is vāsis. vās is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce vās?
In classical Latin, [ˈwaːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvas].