वास
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
वास m
- Devanagari script form of vāsa
Declension
Declension table of "वास" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | वासो (vāso) | वासा (vāsā) |
| Accusative (second) | वासं (vāsaṃ) | वासे (vāse) |
| Instrumental (third) | वासेन (vāsena) | वासेहि (vāsehi) or वासेभि (vāsebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | वासस्स (vāsassa) or वासाय (vāsāya) or वासत्थं (vāsatthaṃ) | वासानं (vāsānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | वासस्मा (vāsasmā) or वासम्हा (vāsamhā) or वासा (vāsā) | वासेहि (vāsehi) or वासेभि (vāsebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | वासस्स (vāsassa) | वासानं (vāsānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | वासस्मिं (vāsasmiṃ) or वासम्हि (vāsamhi) or वासे (vāse) | वासेसु (vāsesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | वास (vāsa) | वासा (vāsā) |
Sanskrit
Etymology 1
From वस् (vas, “to dwell”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-.
Pronunciation
Noun
वास • (vāsá) stem, m
Derived terms
- वासगृह (vāsagṛha)
Etymology 2
From वस् (vas, “to wear”).
Pronunciation
Noun
वास • (vāsa) stem, m
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of वास | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | वासः (vāsaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | वासस्य (vāsasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | वासः (vāsaḥ) | वासौ (vāsau) | वासाः (vāsāḥ) |
| Vocative | वास (vāsa) | वासौ (vāsau) | वासाः (vāsāḥ) |
| Accusative | वासम् (vāsam) | वासौ (vāsau) | वासान् (vāsān) |
| Instrumental | वासेन (vāsena) | वासाभ्याम् (vāsābhyām) | वासैः (vāsaiḥ) |
| Dative | वासाय (vāsāya) | वासाभ्याम् (vāsābhyām) | वासेभ्यः (vāsebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | वासात् (vāsāt) | वासाभ्याम् (vāsābhyām) | वासेभ्यः (vāsebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | वासस्य (vāsasya) | वासयोः (vāsayoḥ) | वासानाम् (vāsānām) |
| Locative | वासे (vāse) | वासयोः (vāsayoḥ) | वासेषु (vāseṣu) |
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “वास”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 947.