Vasio

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Ruins of a villa

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Vasiō m sg (genitive Vasiōnis); third declension

  1. (historical) The chief town of the Vocontii in Gallia Narbonensis, now Vaison-la-Romaine
    Synonyms: Vasio Vocontiorum, Pago Vasionense
  2. Vaison-la-Romaine (a town in the Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)
    Holonym: Vallis Clausa

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Vasiō
Genitive Vasiōnis
Dative Vasiōnī
Accusative Vasiōnem
Ablative Vasiōne
Vocative Vasiō
Locative Vasiōnī
Vasiōne

Derived terms
  • Vasienses
  • Vasio Vocontiorum

Descendants
  • French: Vaison

References
  • “Vasio”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Vasio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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