Velius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯eː.li.us/, [ˈu̯eːlʲiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.li.us/, [ˈvɛːlius]

Proper noun

Vēlius m sg (genitive Vēliī or Vēlī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Velius Longus, a Roman grammarian

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Vēlius
genitive	Vēliī Vēlī1
dative	Vēliō
accusative	Vēlium
ablative	Vēliō
vocative	Vēlī

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

Derived terms

• Vēlia

References

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