vascular
/ˈvæskjələ/VAS-kyuh-lur
/ˈvæskjəlɚ/VAS-kyuh-lur
Meaningof vessels
Common meaning: of the vessels carrying fluids
- vasa vesselLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1959 · scan
- cularsmall-thing adjective ending (Latin -culum)
Journey through time
- Latinvās, vāsis‘a vessel’
- Englishvascular‘of the vessels carrying fluids’ · today
vas also in: vase
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin vās ‘a vessel’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vās, p. 1959 · dictionary scan
Roots
- vās, vāsis Latin “a vessel”
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