Veianius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯eːˈi̯aː.ni.us/, [u̯eːˈi̯äːniʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /veˈja.ni.us/, [veˈjäːnius]

Proper noun

Vēiānius m sg (genitive Vēiāniī or Vēiānī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Veianius Niger, a Roman tribune

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Vēiānius
Genitive	Vēiāniī Vēiānī1
Dative	Vēiāniō
Accusative	Vēiānium
Ablative	Vēiāniō
Vocative	Vēiānī

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

References

• Veianius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Veianius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray