Velia
See also: velia
Translingual
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Etymology
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Proper noun
[edit]Velia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Veliidae – riffle bugs, smaller water striders, broad-shouldered water striders.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Paraneoptera – superorder; Hemiptera – order; Heteroptera - suborder; Gerromorpha - infraorder; Gerroidea - superfamily; Veliidae - family; Microveliinae - subfamily; Microveliini - tribe
Derived terms
[edit]- Austromicrovelia
- Barbivelia
- Drepanovelia
- Lacertovelia
- Mesovelia
- Microvelia
- Nesidiovelia
- Pacificovelia
- Paraphrynovelia
- Petrovelia
- Phoreticovelia
References
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Velia (bug) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Velia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Velia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Ἐλέα (Eléa).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈu̯e.li.a/, [ˈu̯ɛlʲiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈve.li.a/, [ˈvɛːliä]
Proper noun
[edit]Velia f sg (genitive Veliae); first declension
- a Greek colony, situated on the shores of the Tyrrhenian Sea between Paestum and Buxentum
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Velia |
| genitive | Veliae |
| dative | Veliae |
| accusative | Veliam |
| ablative | Veliā |
| vocative | Velia |
| locative | Veliae |