What does vascus mean in Latin?

vascus, a adjective, means “crosswise, askew”.

How do you pronounce vascus?

In classical Latin, [ˈwas.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvas.kus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

vascus (feminine vasca, neuter vascum)

Classical[ˈwas.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈvas.kus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vascus	vasca	vascum
genitive	vascī	vascae	vascī
dative	vascō	vascae	vascō
accusative	vascum	vascam	vascum
ablative	vascō	vascā	vascō
vocative	vasce	vasca	vascum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vascī	vascae	vasca
genitive	vascōrum	vascārum	vascōrum
dative	vascīs	vascīs	vascīs
accusative	vascōs	vascās	vasca
ablative	vascīs	vascīs	vascīs
vocative	vascī	vascae	vasca

vascus, a, um, adj. perh. incorrectly for vastus:

I. tibia, a kind of flute, Sol. 5; Serv. Verg. A. 11, 737.

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *wat- (“curved”). Cognate with vatius (“bow-legged”), Proto-Germanic *waþwô (“curve, bend; calf of the leg, knee”).

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