LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

vassallus

vassallus m (genitive vassallī)
Classical[wasˈsal.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[vasˈsal.lus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinmasculineservant, serf
  2. Medieval Latinmasculinevassal

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevassallusvassallī
genitivevassallīvassallōrum
dativevassallōvassallīs
accusativevassallumvassallōs
ablativevassallōvassallīs
vocativevassallevassallī

Origins

Extended form of vassus, from Gaulish *wassos (“young man, squire”), from Proto-Celtic *uɸostos (“servant”) (compare Old Irish foss and Welsh gwas). The form vassus is first attested in the Salic Law of the 6th century, meaning “servant, serf”; “feudal vassal” is attested by the 9th century.

Elsewhere
  • Frenchvassalfrom Old French vassal
  • GermanVasallfrom Old French vassal
  • Italianvassallo
  • Portuguesevassalo
  • Romanianvasal
  • Spanishvasallofrom Old Spanish vasallo
  • Czechvazalfrom Old French vassal
  • Danishvasalfrom Old French vassal
  • Polishwasalfrom Old French vassal
  • Armenianվասալfrom Old French vassal
Old Occitan
  • Catalanvassallfrom Old Catalan vassall
  • Occitanvassal

In English words that came into English from vassallus

  • vassalvassallus
  • valet*vassellittus

Quick answers

What does vassallus mean in Latin?
vassallus, a noun, means “servant, serf; vassal”.
What is the genitive of vassallus?
The genitive singular is vassallī. vassallus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce vassallus?
In classical Latin, [wasˈsal.lʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [vasˈsal.lus].