vessel (English)
Etymology
fro
- lang=fro, from - vascellum|vāscellum|lang=la, diminutive of - vāsculum|lang=la, diminutive of - vās|vessel|lang=la.
Pronunciation
- /"vEs.@l/
en-us-vessel.ogg
Rhymes: ɛsəl
Noun
A general term for all kinds of craft designed for transportation on water, such as ships or boats.
* 1719, w:Daniel_Defoe|Daniel_Defoe, w:Robinson_Crusoe|Robinson_Crusoe
*: ''But my hope was, that if I stood along this coast till I came to that part where the English traded, I should find some of their vessels upon their usual design of trade, that would relieve and take us in.
A container of liquid, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher
A person as a container of qualities or feelings.
* Dolly Parton, The Seeker lyrics:
*: I am a vessel that’s empty and useless
I am a bad seed that fell by the way
I am a loser that wants to be a winner
And you are my last hope
Don’t turn me away.
A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant.
blood or lymph vessels in humans, xylem or phloem vessels in plants
Synonyms
See also Wikisaurus:vessel
Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun "vessel"
broken_vessel
empty_vessels_make_the_most_sound
lightvessel
microvessel
pressure_vessel
reaction_vessel
unvessel
weaker_vessel
Translations
craft
Tjeckiska - loď
Holländska - vaartuig
Finska - alus
Franska - vaisseau
Tyska - Schiff,
Boot
Greek:
: Ancient - πλοίον|n|xs=Ancient Greek
Grekiska - σκάφος,
πλοίο
Ungerska - vízi jármű,
hajó
Italienska - vascello,
imbarcazione
Japanese: 船舶 (せんぱく, senpaku)
Korean: 배 (bae), 선박 (船舶, seonbak)
Makedonska - пловило
Navajo - tsin naaʼeeł
Polska - statek
Portugisiska - barco,
navio
Ryska - корабль,
судно
Slovakiska - loď
Spanska - embarcación,
barco,
vaso,
casco
Svenska - fartyg
Telugu: ఓడ (ODa)
West Frisian: doaze
container
Tjeckiska - nádoba
Holländska - vat
Esperanto - vazo|xs=Esperanto
Finska - astia,
säiliö
Franska - recipient
Tyska - Gefäß,
Behälter,
Behältnis
Grekiska - σκεύος,
δοχείο,
αγγείο
: Ancient - ἀγγεῖον|n|tr=angeion|sc=polytonic
Ungerska - edény,
tál
Ido - vazo|xs=Ido
Italienska - recipiente,
contenitore
Japanese: 容器 (ようき, yōki)
Korean: 그릇 (geureut)
Makedonska - сад
Polska - naczynie
Portugisiska - vasilha,
vaso
Ryska - сосуд
Slovakiska - nádoba
Spanska - recipiente,
receptáculo,
vaso,
vasija,
recinto
Svenska - behållare
Telugu: పాత్ర (paatra)
West Frisian: fet, bokse
tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant
Tjeckiska - céva
Holländska - vat
Franska - vaisseau
Tyska - Gefäß
Grekiska - αγγείο
Italienska - vaso
Makedonska - сад
Polska - naczynie
Portugisiska - vaso
Ryska - сосуд
Spanska - vaso
Tok Pisin - mambu
References
Anagrams
selves#English|selves
ang:vessel
simple:vessel
Fullständig information på
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vessel