Vedius

Latin

Etymology 1

vē- (“not, anti-”) +‎ dīus (“god, divine”), from Proto-Italic *djous (“day, sky; Jove”) from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“sky god”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /u̯eːˈdiː.us/, [u̯eːˈd̪iːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /veˈdi.us/, [veˈd̪iːus]

Proper noun

Vēdīus m sg (genitive Vēdīī); second declension

1. Alternative form of Vēiovis (“Vejove”, literally “Anti-Jove”)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Vēdīus
Genitive	Vēdīī
Dative	Vēdīō
Accusative	Vēdīum
Ablative	Vēdīō
Vocative	Vēdīe

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯eː.di.us/, [ˈu̯eːd̪iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.di.us/, [ˈvɛːd̪ius]

Proper noun

Vēdius m sg (genitive Vēdiī or Vēdī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Publius Vedius Pollio, a Roman eques famous for his cruelty to his slaves

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Vēdius
Genitive	Vēdiī Vēdī1
Dative	Vēdiō
Accusative	Vēdium
Ablative	Vēdiō
Vocative	Vēdī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

• “Vedius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Vedius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.