Velia

See also: velia

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Velia f

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

Derived terms

References

Velia (bug) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Velia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Velia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐλέα (Eléa).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Velia f (genitive Veliae); first declension

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

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular
nominative	Velia
genitive	Veliae
dative	Veliae
accusative	Veliam
ablative	Veliā
vocative	Velia

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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