Venetian
See also: venetian
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Venetianus (“Venetic; Venetian”), from Venetia (“lands of the Veneti; Venice, Veneto; Armorica”) + -anus (“-ian”), from Veneti + -ia. In the case of the Veneti of northern Brittany, derived from Gaulish Uenetoi (“the friendly ones, the kinsmen”), from Proto-Celtic *wenet, a derivation from *wenyā (“kindred”). In the case of the Veneti of northeastern Italy, of uncertain origin but presumably taken from a Venetic endonym, possibly Illyrian or Celtic. Equivalent to Veneto or Venetia + -ian.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /vəˈniʃən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vɪˈniːʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iːʃən
Adjective
editVenetian (not comparable)
- Of, from or relating to the city or province of Venice in the Veneto region in northeastern Italy.
- (historical) Of or related to the former republic of Venice and its colonial empire around the Adriatic and eastern Mediterranean Seas.
- (linguistics) Of or related to Venetan, the language spoken in Veneto, or more specifically the Venetian dialect spoken in the city itself.
- (uncommon) Synonym of Venetic, of or related to Veneto, the Italian region around the city.
- (historical, uncommon) Synonym of Venetic, of or related to the Veneti, either of two unrelated tribes of ancient Europe.
Derived terms
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editTranslations
editrelating to Venice
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Noun
editVenetian (plural Venetians)
- A native or inhabitant of the city or province of Venice in the Veneto region in northeastern Italy.
- A native or inhabitant of the surrounding region of Veneto.
- (colloquial) A Venetian blind.
- 1810, Thomas Williamson, East India Vade-Mecum..., page 323:
- Ladies are usually conveyed about Calcutta, or any where for short distances, in a kind of palanquin, called a boҫhah... Its deep shape, and its seat, much resemble the [English sedan chair]; but having two doors, one on each side, with one window in front, as well as a small one behind, all furnished with Venetians and glasses, give it, in those respects, some claim to alliance with the [chariot].
- 1859, Mowbray Thomson, The Story of Cawnpore:
- We never saw her ladyship, but the attendants told us, that the Venetians of her apartments were not impenetrably opaque from within, and that the old lady had seen us, and was concerned for our welfare.
- (obsolete, in the plural) Galligaskins.
- (obsolete) Synonym of sequin (“type of gold coin”)
Translations
editinhabitant of Venice
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Proper noun
editVenetian
- The Romance language spoken mostly in the Veneto region of Italy.
- Synonym: Venetan
- The form of this language spoken in Venice.
Usage notes
editIt should not be confused with Venetic, an extinct Indo-European Italic language once spoken in the same area.
Translations
editRomance language spoken in Veneto
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form of Venetian spoken in Venice
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See also
editReferences
edit- “Venetian, n. and adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- Xavier Delamarre (2003), Dictionnaire de la Langue Gauloise..., p. 312–313.
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