LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

vectis1

vectis m (genitive vectis)
Classical[ˈwɛk.tɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɛk.tis]

Meaning

  1. masculinea strong pole or bar used for leverage; lever; crowbar; handspike
  2. masculinea carrying-pole
  3. masculinea bar or bolt (for fastening a door)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevectisvectēs
genitivevectisvectium
dativevectīvectibus
accusativevectemvectēs
vectīs
ablativevecte
vectī		vectibus
vocativevectisvectēs

vectis, is (acc. vectim, Varr. L. L. 5, 32, 153; abl. vecti, Prisc. p. 766; Serv. ad Verg. A. 9, 469), m. vectigal,
I. a strong pole or bar; esp.,
1. A lever: saxa quam maxima possunt vectibus promovent, Caes. B. C. 2, 11; 3, 40; Cic. N. D. 1, 8, 19.—In a trial of strength: (Pompeius) cum alacribus saltu, cum velocibus cursu, cum validis vecte certabat, Sall. H. 2, 11 dub. Dietsch N. cr. —
2. For moving machines, a handspike, Vitr. 6, 9.—
3. For carrying, a carryingpole, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 571.—
4. For breaking up or tearing down any thing, a crow, crow-bar: demoliri signum ac vectibus labefactare conantur, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94; Caes. B. C. 2, 11: cum vecti, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 4; Hor. C. 3, 26, 7: vecte in pectus adacto, Ov. M. 12, 452.—
5. For fastening a door, a bar, bolt: cum ad eum (conjectorem) retulisset quasi ostentum, quod anguis domi vectem circumjectus fuisset: tum esset, inquit, ostentum, si anguem vectis circumplicavisset, Cic. Div. 2, 28, 62; Verg. A. 7, 609; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 125.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *wektis, from Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰ-tis, from the root *weǵʰ- (“to ride”). Cognate with vehō, Sanskrit ऊढि (ūḍhi).

Descendants
  • Catalanvit
  • Italianvette
  • Frenchvitfrom Old French vit
  • Sardinianbette
  • Falabitillufrom Vulgar Latin *vecticulus
  • Falabetillufrom Vulgar Latin *vecticulus
  • Galicianvetillofrom Vulgar Latin *vecticulus
  • Galicianbitillofrom Vulgar Latin *vecticulus
proper noun · femininethird declension
Vectis2
Vectis f sg (genitive Vectis)
Classical[ˈwɛk.tɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɛk.tis]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularIsle of Wight (an island of Western Europe, off the south coast of Great Britain, separated from the mainland by a narrow strait called the Solent)
    For quotations using this term, see Citations:Vectis.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeVectis—
genitiveVectis
Vectae		—
dativeVectī
Vectae		—
accusativeVectem
Vectam		—
ablativeVecte—
vocativeVectis—
locativeVectī
Vecte, Vectae		—

Vectis, is, f.,
I. an island south of Britain, now the Isle of Wight, Plin. 4, 16, 30, § 130; Suet. Vesp. 4.—Also called Vec-ta, f., Eutr 7, 19.

Origins

Possibly of Celtic origin, borrowed from Proto-Celtic *Wextā, possibly related to Proto-Germanic *wihtiz (“creature, thing”), Proto-Celtic *wextā (“course, turn, time”), or simply from or influenced by Latin vectis (“lever, gate, separator”). More at Isle of Wight.

Descendants
  • EnglishVectis

Quick answers

What does vectis mean in Latin?
vectis, a noun, means “a strong pole or bar used for leverage; lever; crowbar”.
What is the genitive of vectis?
The genitive singular is vectis. vectis is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce vectis?
In classical Latin, [ˈwɛk.tɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvɛk.tis].