LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

vāsculum

vāsculum n (genitive vāsculī)
Classical[ˈwaːs.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈvas.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. a small vessel or container
  2. a small beehive
  3. broadlya seed-capsule or seed-vessel
  4. broadlythe calyx of a fruit

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevāsculumvāscula
genitivevāsculīvāsculōrum
dativevāsculōvāsculīs
accusativevāsculumvāscula
ablativevāsculōvāsculīs
vocativevāsculumvāscula

vascŭlum, i, n. dim. 2. vas,
I. a small vessel.
I. Lit.
1. Cato, R. R. 111; Plaut. Aul. 2, 3, 3; id. Trin. 4, 2, 46; Quint. 1, 2, 28; 7, 10, 9; Juv. 9, 141.—
2. A small beehive, Pall. Jun. 7, 8.—
II. Transf.
1. The seed-capsule of certain plants, Plin. 15, 28, 34, § 115; 18, 7, 10, § 52.—
2. = membrum virile, Petr. 24 fin.

Origins

From vās (“vessel”) + -culum (neuter diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Italianvascafrom Vulgar Latin *vāsca
  • Spanishvasijafrom Vulgar Latin *vasīcula
  • Englishvasculum
  • Italianvascolo
  • Friulianvascjefrom Vulgar Latin *vāsca
  • Ladinovasijafrom Vulgar Latin *vasīcula

In English words that came into English from vāsculum

  • vesselvāscellum
  • vascularvasculāris
  • vasculaturevāsculum
  • vasculumvāsculum
  • vasculomevāsculum

Quick answers

What does vāsculum mean in Latin?
vāsculum, a noun, means “a small vessel or container; a small beehive; a seed-capsule or seed-vessel”.
What is the genitive of vāsculum?
The genitive singular is vāsculī. vāsculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce vāsculum?
In classical Latin, [ˈwaːs.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvas.ku.lum].
Which English words come from vāsculum?
English words that go back to Latin vāsculum include vasculature, vasculum, vasculome, vessel and vascular.