Velia

See also: velia

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Velia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Veliidae – riffle bugs, smaller water striders, broad-shouldered water striders.

References

• Velia (bug) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Velia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Velia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐλέα (Eléa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯e.li.a/, [ˈu̯ɛlʲiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.li.a/, [ˈvɛːliä]

Proper noun

Velia f sg (genitive Veliae); first declension

1. a Greek colony, situated on the shores of the Tyrrhenian Sea between Paestum and Buxentum

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Velia
Genitive	Veliae
Dative	Veliae
Accusative	Veliam
Ablative	Veliā
Vocative	Velia
Locative	Veliae

Derived terms

• Veliēnsis

References

• Velia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Velia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly