vaisseau

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French vaisseau, from Old French vaissel, from Late Latin vāscellum, diminutive of Latin vāsculum, diminutive of vās (“vessel”). Compare Occitan vaissèl, Catalan vaixell, Italian vascello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛ.so/, /ve.so/

• Audio; “un vaisseau”:

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• Rhymes: -so, -o

Noun

vaisseau m (plural vaisseaux)

1. ship, vessel
2. vessel (i.e. blood vessel)

Derived terms

• vaisseau sanguin
• capitaine de vaisseau
• vaisseau spatial

Related terms

• vaisselle

Further reading

• “vaisseau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

From vaissel.

Noun

vaisseau m (plural vaisseaux or vaisseaulx)

1. vessel (watercraft)

Descendants

• French: vaisseau