Venta

See also: venta

Latin

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *wentā (“town, place”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wen- (“place (?)”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwen.ta/, [ˈwɛn.ta]

Proper noun

Venta f (genitive Ventae); first declension

  1. (geography) The name of several towns of Britannia

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative Venta Ventae
genitive Ventae Ventārum
dative Ventae Ventīs
accusative Ventam Ventās
ablative Ventā Ventīs
vocative Venta Ventae

See also

  • Isca

References

  • Venta in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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