Vedius

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Latin

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Vēdīus m sg (genitive Vēdīī); second declension

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

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Vēdīus
genitive Vēdīī
dative Vēdīō
accusative Vēdīum
ablative Vēdīō
vocative Vēdīe

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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.

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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