Velia

See also: velia

Translingual
Velia caprai

Etymology

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Proper noun

Velia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Veliidae – riffle bugs, smaller water striders, broad-shouldered water striders.

Derived terms

References

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐλέα (Eléa).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwe.li.a/, [ˈwɛ.li.a]

Proper noun

Velia f sg (genitive Veliae); first declension

  1. a Greek colony, situated on the shores of the Tyrrhenian Sea between Paestum and Buxentum

Declension

First declension, with locative.

Case Singular
Nominative Velia
Genitive Veliae
Dative Veliae
Accusative Veliam
Ablative Veliā
Vocative Velia
Locative Veliae

Derived terms
  • Veliēnsis

References
  • Velia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Velia in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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