Vedius

Latin

Etymology 1

vē- (not, anti-) + dīus (god, divine), from Proto-Italic *djous (day, sky; Jove) from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (sky god).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯eːˈdiː.us/, [u̯eːˈd̪iːʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /veˈdi.us/, [veˈd̪iːus]

Proper noun

Vēdīus m sg (genitive Vēdīī); second declension

  1. Alternative form of Vēiovis (Vejove, literally Anti-Jove)
Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Vēdīus
Genitive Vēdīī
Dative Vēdīō
Accusative Vēdīum
Ablative Vēdīō
Vocative Vēdīe

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯eː.di.us/, [ˈu̯eːd̪iʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈve.di.us/, [ˈvɛːd̪ius]

Proper noun

Vēdius m sg (genitive Vēdiī or Vēdī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Publius Vedius Pollio, a Roman eques famous for his cruelty to his slaves
Declension

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

  • 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
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