Veii

English

Etymology

From Latin Vēiī, from Etruscan.

Proper noun

Veii

(historical) In ancient times, an important Etruscan city 16 km (9.9 mi) NNW of Rome, Italy.

Synonyms

Veius

Translations

Etruscan city

French: Véies
German: Veji
Italian: Veio m
Latin: Vēiī m pl
Marathi: व्हेई (vheī)
Portuguese: Veios f
Portuguese: Veyes f

Anagrams

Ivie

Latin

Etymology

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈweː.jiː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈvɛː.ji]

Proper noun

Vēiī m pl (genitive Vēiōrum); second declension

Veii (ancient Etruscan city in Italy)

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Vēiī
genitive	Vēiōrum
dative	Vēiīs
accusative	Vēiōs
ablative	Vēiīs
vocative	Vēiī
locative	Vēiīs

References

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