Velanius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯eˈlaː.ni.us/, [u̯ɛˈɫ̪äːniʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /veˈla.ni.us/, [veˈläːnius]

Proper noun

Velānius m sg (genitive Velāniī or Velānī); second declension

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

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Velānius
genitive	Velāniī Velānī1
dative	Velāniō
accusative	Velānium
ablative	Velāniō
vocative	Velānī

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

References

• Velanius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.