vessie

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French vessie, from Old French vessie, from Latin vessīca, variant of vēsīca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛ.si/, /ve.si/

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Noun

vessie f (plural vessies)

1. (anatomy) bladder

Derived terms

• prendre des vessies pour des lanternes

Related terms

• vésicant
• vésicule

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• visées, vissée

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French vessie.

Noun

vessie f (plural vessies)

1. bladder

Descendants

• French: vessie

See also

• urine

Norman

Etymology

From Old French vessie, from Latin vessīca, variant of vēsīca.

Noun

vessie f (plural vessies)

1. (Jersey, anatomy) bladder
2. (Jersey) blister

Old French

Alternative forms

• vecie

Etymology

From Latin vessīca, variant of vēsīca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vəˈsi.ə/

Noun

vessie oblique singular, f (oblique plural vessies, nominative singular vessie, nominative plural vessies)

1. bladder

Descendants

• Middle French: vessie
  • French: vessie
• Norman: vessie
• Walloon: vexheye