Vedius
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
vē- (“not, anti-”) + dīus (“god, divine”), from Proto-Italic *djous (“day, sky; Jove”) from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“sky god”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯eːˈdiː.us/, [u̯eːˈd̪iːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /veˈdi.us/, [veˈd̪iːus]
Proper noun edit
Vēdīus m sg (genitive Vēdīī); second declension
- Alternative form of Vēiovis (“Vejove”, literally “Anti-Jove”)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Vēdīus |
| Genitive | Vēdīī |
| Dative | Vēdīō |
| Accusative | Vēdīum |
| Ablative | Vēdīō |
| Vocative | Vēdīe |
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯eː.di.us/, [ˈu̯eːd̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈve.di.us/, [ˈvɛːd̪ius]
Proper noun edit
Vēdius m sg (genitive Vēdiī or Vēdī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Publius Vedius Pollio, a Roman eques famous for his cruelty to his slaves
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Vēdius |
| Genitive | Vēdiī Vēdī1 |
| Dative | Vēdiō |
| Accusative | Vēdium |
| Ablative | Vēdiō |
| Vocative | Vēdī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “Vedius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Vedius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.