Venyse

Middle English

Alternative forms

Venys, Venyce, Venice, Venise, Venecia

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French Venise, from Medieval Latin Venetia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɛnis(ə)/, /vɛˈniːs(ə)/, /vɛˈnɛːsja/

Proper noun

Venyse

Venice (the capital city of Veneto, in modern Italy)
Venice (a metropolitan city of Veneto, in modern Italy)
the Veneto (a region in modern Italy)

Descendants

English: Venice (see there for further descendants)
Scots: Venis, Venise, Veneis, Venice

References

“Venī̆ce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-5.

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