Veii
English
Proper noun
Veii
- (historical) In ancient times, an important Etruscan city 16 km (9.9 mi) NNW of Rome, Italy.
Synonyms
- Veius
Translations
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Etruscan.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯eː.i̯iː/, [ˈu̯eːi̯iː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈve.ji/, [ˈvɛːji]
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Vēiī |
Genitive | Vēiōrum |
Dative | Vēiīs |
Accusative | Vēiōs |
Ablative | Vēiīs |
Vocative | Vēiī |
Locative | Vēiīs |
References
- “Veii”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Veii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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