Veii

English

Etymology

From Latin Vēiī, from Etruscan.

Proper noun

Veii

1. (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

From Etruscan.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯eː.i̯iː/, [ˈu̯eːi̯iː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.ji/, [ˈvɛːji]

Proper noun

Vēiī m pl (genitive Vēiōrum); second declension

1. 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.