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vas
vessel (container) /ˈvas/
noun#1214 most common
Also: dish/pot, ship, blood vessel
Example sentences
Vasul este plin cu apă.
The vessel is full of water.
Pune vasul pe masă, te rog.
Put the vessel on the table, please.
Spăl vasele în fiecare seară după cină.
I wash the dishes every evening after dinner.
Vasul de flori s-a spart când a căzut de pe raft.
The flower vase broke when it fell off the shelf.
Medicul i-a explicat pacientului cum funcționează vasele de sânge.
The doctor explained to the patient how blood vessels work.
În vasele comunicante, lichidul se ridică la același nivel, indiferent de forma recipientului.
In communicating vessels, the liquid rises to the same level, regardless of the shape of the container.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vas | vase |
| Genitive | vasului | vaselor |
| Accusative | vas | vase |
| Vocative | vas | vase |
Word family
vasevessels, dishes (plural)
vasardish cupboard or rack
vascularrelating to blood vessels
vas de sângeblood vessel
vas de floriflower vase
Etymology
Vas comes directly from Latin vas, vasis, meaning a container or vessel. Romanian kept both the form and the core meaning almost unchanged from Latin. The word later widened to cover ships and, in medical language, blood vessels, following the same pattern as its Romance relatives.
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