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 Latin) IPA^(key): [weːˈdiː.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [veˈdiː.us]

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

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈweː.di.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈvɛː.di.us]

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.