Venetia

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Latin Venetia, from Venetī + -ia. Doublet of Venice.

Proper noun

Venetia

  1. Synonym of Veneto, a region of Italy, on the mainland near Venice.

Etymology 2

Uncertain.

Proper noun

Venetia

  1. A female given name from Latin used since the late Middle Ages.

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Venetī + -ia (forming place names).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Venetia f sg (genitive Venetiae); first declension

  1. (historical) Venetia (a region held by the Veneti in antiquity)
  2. (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Venice (a city and former polity in northeastern Italy)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Venetia
Genitive Venetiae
Dative Venetiae
Accusative Venetiam
Ablative Venetiā
Vocative Venetia
Locative Venetiae

Derived terms

  • Venetiānus

Descendants

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