vestis

Esperanto

Verb

vestis

1. past of vesti

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wes-ti(h₂)-, from *wes- (“to be dressed”). Cognate with Old Armenian զգեստ (zgest), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹 (wast), Tocharian B wastsi. The root was also the source of English wear.

Noun

vestis (genitive vestis); f, third declension

1. garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	vestis	vestēs
genitive	vestis	vestum
dative	vestī	vestibus
accusative	vestem	vestēs
ablative	veste	vestibus
vocative	vestis	vestēs

Derived terms

• vestiō

Verb

vestīs

1. second-person singular present active indicative of vestiō

References

• vest in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• vestis in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879