vase

pronunciation

How to pronounce vase in British English: UK [vɑːz]word uk audio image

How to pronounce vase in American English: US [veɪs] word us audio image

  • Noun:
    an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers

Word Origin

vase
vase: [17] Latin vās meant a ‘dish’ or ‘vessel’ (its diminutive forms vāsculum and vāscellum have given English vascular [17] and vessel respectively). It passed into English via French vase, and at first was pronounced to rhyme with base. This pronunciation survives in American English, but in Britain since the 19th century vase has been rhymed with bores (now defunct) and bars (the present-day way of saying the word).=> vascular, vessel
vase (n.)
late 14c., from Old French vas, vase "receptacle, container," from Latin vas (plural vasa) "container, vessel." American English preserves the original English pronunciation (Swift rhymes it with face, Byron with place and grace), while British English shifted mid-19c. to preference for a pronunciation that rhymes with bras.

Example

1. Put the other roses in a vase on the nightstand .
2. The solitary gold vase in the exhibition is radiantly elegant .
3. The designer vase you never use .
4. Choose a large tall vase for a more uniform display .
5. Image above : love the face vase from jonathan adler .

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