Velia
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See also: velia
Translingual[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun[edit]
Velia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Veliidae – riffle bugs, smaller water striders, broad-shouldered water striders.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Paraneoptera - superorder; Hemiptera - order; Heteroptera - suborder; Gerromorpha - infraorder; Gerroidea - superfamily; Veliidae - family; Microveliinae - subfamily; Microveliini - tribe
Derived terms[edit]
- Austromicrovelia
- Barbivelia
- Drepanovelia
- Lacertovelia
- Mesovelia
- Microvelia
- Nesidiovelia
- Pacificovelia
- Paraphrynovelia
- Petrovelia
- Phoreticovelia
References[edit]
Velia (bug) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Velia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Velia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ἐλέα (Eléa).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯e.li.a/, [ˈu̯ɛlʲiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈve.li.a/, [ˈvɛːliä]
Proper noun[edit]
Velia f sg (genitive Veliae); first declension
- a Greek colony, situated on the shores of the Tyrrhenian Sea between Paestum and Buxentum
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Velia |
| Genitive | Veliae |
| Dative | Veliae |
| Accusative | Veliam |
| Ablative | Veliā |
| Vocative | Velia |
| Locative | Veliae |