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 Italian vascello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛ.so/ ~ /ve.so/

• Audio (un vaisseau):

  (file)

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -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.

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Middle French

Etymology

From vaissel.

Noun

vaisseau m (plural vaisseaux or vaisseaulx)

1. vessel (watercraft)

Descendants

• French: vaisseau