Venetic
English
Etymology
From Latin veneticus, from Venetia (“land of the Veneti; Venice, Veneto”) + -icus (“-ic: forming adjectives”), from Venetī + -ia, of uncertain origin. Equivalent to Veneti + -ic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vəˈnɛtɪk/
Adjective
Venetic (not comparable)
- (historical) Of or related to the Veneti, an ancient people of northeastern Italy.
- (historical) Of or related to the Veneti, an ancient people of northern Brittany.
- (historical, linguistics) Of or related to Venetic, the language of the Adriatic Veneti.
- Of or related to the Veneto, the mainland opposite Venice.
Synonyms
- (ancient peoples or Veneto): Venetian
Translations
of or pertaining to the Veneti or Venetic
Proper noun
Venetic
Related terms
Translations
Venetic language
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See also
- ISO 639-3 code xve (SIL)
- Linguist List entry for Venetic, code xve
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