Veiovis
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
vē- (“not, anti-”) + Iovis (“Jove”), from Proto-Italic *djous (“day, sky; Jove”), from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“sky god”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈweː.jɔ.wɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvɛː.jo.vis]
Proper noun
Vēiovis m sg (genitive Vēiovis); third declension
- (religion) Vejovis, an ancient Roman deity considered to be an underworld counterpart of Jupiter; literally “Little Jupiter”, “Anti-Jove”
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Vēiovis |
| genitive | Vēiovis |
| dative | Vēiovī |
| accusative | Vēiovem |
| ablative | Vēiove |
| vocative | Vēiovis |
See also
References
- “Veiovis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Veiovis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers