Venedi
Latin
Etymology
The ethnonym been connected to venia (“kindness, grace, friendliness”) in reference to the tribe's friendly nature. See Veneti. Found in ancient Greek as Οὐενέδαι (Ouenédai).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈu̯e.ne.diː/, [ˈu̯ɛnɛd̪iː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈve.ne.di/, [ˈvɛːned̪i]
Proper noun
Venedī m pl (genitive Venedōrum); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Venedī |
Genitive | Venedōrum |
Dative | Venedīs |
Accusative | Venedōs |
Ablative | Venedīs |
Vocative | Venedī |
References
- “Venedi”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Venedi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Venedae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Pokorny 1959: 1146 - 1147; Steinacher 2002: 33
- Campbell, Lyle (2004). Historical Linguistics. MIT Press. p. 418.