Venetan

English

Etymology

From Veneto +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛnətən/

Proper noun

Venetan (linguistics)

1. A group of related Romance varieties indigenous to Veneto.

   Synonym: Venetian

Usage notes

The usage of the term is to avoid the ambiguity of Venetian, also used to refer to the dialect spoken in the city of Venice itself.

Translations

language — see Venetian

References

• Maiden, M., Smith, J. C., Ledgeway, A., editors (2013), The Cambridge History of the Romance Languages, Cambridge University Press, →DOI
• Ledgeway, A., Maiden, M., editors (2016), The Oxford Guide to the Romance Languages, Oxford University Press, →DOI
• “venetan” in Britannica