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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Venetian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /vəˈniʃən/ (General-American)
- /vɪˈniːʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Latin Venetianus (“Venetic; Venetian”), from Venetia (“lands of the Veneti; Venice, Veneto; Armorica”) + -anus (“-ian”), from Veneti + -ia. In the case of the Veneti of northern Brittany, derived from Gaulish Uenetoi (“the friendly ones, the kinsmen”), from Proto-Celtic *wenet, a derivation from *wenyā (“kindred”). In the case of the Veneti of northeastern Italy, of uncertain origin but presumably taken from a Venetic endonym, possibly Illyrian or Celtic. Equivalent to Veneto or Venetia + -ian.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, from or relating to the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.
Its old town rises out of the Aegean Sea towards a clifftop Venetian castle in a jumble of white-washed narrow streets, flat rooftops and balconies that provide a perfect, obstacle-filled arena for parkour.
2022 June 16, Issy Ronald, “Meet the parkour athletes defying fear and gravity at Red Bull Art of Motion”, in CNN, archived from the original on 26 Jun 2022:
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(historical, not-comparable) Of or related to the former republic of Venice and its colonial empire around the Adriatic and eastern Mediterranean Seas.
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(not-comparable) Of or related to Venetan, the language spoken in Veneto, or more specifically the Venetian dialect spoken in the city itself.
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(not-comparable, uncommon) Synonym of Venetic, of or related to Veneto, the Italian region around the city.
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(historical, not-comparable, uncommon) Synonym of Venetic, of or related to the Veneti, either of two unrelated tribes of ancient Europe.
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(not-comparable) Synonym of Venusian, of or relating to the planet Venus.
Deriveds
Venetian carpet · Venetian sumac · Istro-Venetian · Venetian door · venetianed · Venetian Albania · Venetianness · Venetian turpentine · Venetian blue · Venetian ceruse · Venetian red · Venetian soap · Venetian chalk · Venetian window · Venetian swell · Venetian blind · Venetian sumach · Venetian white · Venetian glass
Relateds
Venetic · Venice · Veneto · Venetan
Synonyms
of or relating to the planet Venus · Venetic · Venusian · of or related to Veneto · of or related to the Veneti · Venetic · either of two unrelated tribes of ancient Europe
Translations (48)
nl Venetiaans (relating to Venice) · ka ვენეციური (relating to Venice) · ka ვენეციელი (relating to Venice) · pt veneziano (relating to Venice) · nn venetiansk (relating to Venice) · da venetiansk (relating to Venice) · cs benátský (relating to Venice) · vec venessian (relating to Venice) · ga Veinéiseach (relating to Venice) · el βενετσιάνικος (relating to Venice) · sh венецѝја̄нскӣ (relating to Venice) · cmn 威尼斯的 (relating to Venice) · vec venessiano (relating to Venice) · la Venetiānus (relating to Venice) · uk венеціа́нський (relating to Venice) · ru венециа́нский (relating to Venice) · ja ベネチアの (relating to Venice) · pl wenecki (relating to Venice) · el βενετικός (relating to Venice) · gl veneciano (relating to Venice) · eo veneciana (relating to Venice) · eu veneziar (relating to Venice) · ca venecià (relating to Venice) · bg венециа́нски (relating to Venice) · km វ៉ិនែសស្យ៉ា (relating to Venice) · it veneziano (relating to Venice) · grc Ἐνέτης (relating to Venice) · fi venetsialainen (relating to Venice) · fr vénitien (relating to Venice) · grc Ἐνετικός (relating to Venice) · vec venesiano (relating to Venice) · de venezianisch (relating to Venice) · hy վենետիկյան (relating to Venice) · nb venetiansk (relating to Venice) · vec venesian (relating to Venice) · ja ヴェネツィアの (relating to Venice) · sv venetiansk (relating to Venice) · grc Βενετικός (relating to Venice) · be венецыя́нскі (relating to Venice) · ar بُنْدُقَانِيّ (relating to Venice) · is feneyskur (relating to Venice) · hu velencei (relating to Venice) · sv venetianska (relating to Venice) · io Veniziana (relating to Venice) · sh venecìjānskī (relating to Venice) · es veneciano (relating to Venice) · el ενετικός (relating to Venice) · ro venețian (relating to Venice)
Venetian en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /vəˈniʃən/ (General-American)
- /vɪˈniːʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Latin Venetianus (“Venetic; Venetian”), from Venetia (“lands of the Veneti; Venice, Veneto; Armorica”) + -anus (“-ian”), from Veneti + -ia. In the case of the Veneti of northern Brittany, derived from Gaulish Uenetoi (“the friendly ones, the kinsmen”), from Proto-Celtic *wenet, a derivation from *wenyā (“kindred”). In the case of the Veneti of northeastern Italy, of uncertain origin but presumably taken from a Venetic endonym, possibly Illyrian or Celtic. Equivalent to Veneto or Venetia + -ian.
Meanings
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A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.
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A native or inhabitant of the surrounding region of Veneto.
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(colloquial) A Venetian blind.
Ladies are usually conveyed about Calcutta, or any where for short distances, in a kind of palanquin, called a boҫhah... Its deep shape, and its seat, much resemble the [English sedan chair]; but having two doors, one on each side, with one window in front, as well as a small one behind, all furnished with Venetians and glasses, give it, in those respects, some claim to alliance with the [chariot].
1810, Thomas Williamson, East India Vade-Mecum..., page 323:We never saw her ladyship, but the attendants told us, that the Venetians of her apartments were not impenetrably opaque from within, and that the old lady had seen us, and was concerned for our welfare.
1859, Mowbray Thomson, The Story of Cawnpore:
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(in-plural, obsolete) Galligaskins.
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(obsolete) Synonym of sequin (“type of gold coin”).
Forms
Synonyms
sequin
Translations (67)
el Βενετσιάνα (inhabitant of Venice) · pt veneziano (inhabitant of Venice) · ca veneciana (inhabitant of Venice) · fi venetsialainen (inhabitant of Venice) · vec venessiano (inhabitant of Venice) · grc Ἐνετός (inhabitant of Venice) · inh вендигаз (inhabitant of Venice) · vec venesiana (inhabitant of Venice) · eo veneciano (inhabitant of Venice) · it veneziano (inhabitant of Venice) · gl veneciano (inhabitant of Venice) · hy վենետիկցի (inhabitant of Venice) · sv venetianska (inhabitant of Venice) · ar بُنْدُقَانِيَّة (inhabitant of Venice) · ja ベネチア人 (inhabitant of Venice) · fr Vénitienne (inhabitant of Venice) · it veneziana (inhabitant of Venice) · ca venecià (inhabitant of Venice) · mr व्हेनिसकर (inhabitant of Venice) · vec venessiana (inhabitant of Venice) · sv venetianare (inhabitant of Venice) · ga Veinéiseach (inhabitant of Venice) · fr Vénitien (inhabitant of Venice) · io Veniziano (inhabitant of Venice) · ro venețiană (inhabitant of Venice) · sh Venecìjānka (inhabitant of Venice) · grc Βενετός (inhabitant of Venice) · sh Venecijánac (inhabitant of Venice) · ja ヴェネツィア人 (inhabitant of Venice) · vec venesiano (inhabitant of Venice) · ru венециа́нец (inhabitant of Venice) · el Βενετσιάνος (inhabitant of Venice) · gl veneciana (inhabitant of Venice) · ru венециа́нин (inhabitant of Venice) · nl Venetiaanse (inhabitant of Venice) · pl wenecjanka (inhabitant of Venice) · sv venetian (inhabitant of Venice) · eu veneziar (inhabitant of Venice) · km វ៉ិនែសស្យ៉ា (inhabitant of Venice) · uk венеціа́нець (inhabitant of Venice) · bg венециа́нец (inhabitant of Venice) · be венецыя́нка (inhabitant of Venice) · da venetianer (inhabitant of Venice) · be венецыя́нец (inhabitant of Venice) · es veneciano (inhabitant of Venice) · vec venessian (inhabitant of Venice) · el Βενετός (inhabitant of Venice) · pt veneziana (inhabitant of Venice) · nl Venetiaan (inhabitant of Venice) · cs Benátčan (inhabitant of Venice) · sh Венеција́нац (inhabitant of Venice) · vec venesian (inhabitant of Venice) · de Venezianer (inhabitant of Venice) · cmn 威尼斯人 (inhabitant of Venice) · eo venecianino (inhabitant of Venice) · sh Венецѝја̄нка (inhabitant of Venice) · hu velencei (inhabitant of Venice) · ar بُنْدُقَانِيّ (inhabitant of Venice) · de Venezianerin (inhabitant of Venice) · es veneciana (inhabitant of Venice) · ru венециа́нка (inhabitant of Venice) · cs Benátčanka (inhabitant of Venice) · uk венеціа́нка (inhabitant of Venice) · is Feneyingur (inhabitant of Venice) · pl wenecjanin (inhabitant of Venice) · tr Venedikli (inhabitant of Venice) · ro venețian (inhabitant of Venice)
Venetian en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /vəˈniʃən/ (General-American)
- /vɪˈniːʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Latin Venetianus (“Venetic; Venetian”), from Venetia (“lands of the Veneti; Venice, Veneto; Armorica”) + -anus (“-ian”), from Veneti + -ia. In the case of the Veneti of northern Brittany, derived from Gaulish Uenetoi (“the friendly ones, the kinsmen”), from Proto-Celtic *wenet, a derivation from *wenyā (“kindred”). In the case of the Veneti of northeastern Italy, of uncertain origin but presumably taken from a Venetic endonym, possibly Illyrian or Celtic. Equivalent to Veneto or Venetia + -ian.
Meanings
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The Romance language spoken mostly in the Veneto region of Italy.
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The form of this language spoken in Venice.
Relateds
vec · Wiktionary’s coverage of Venetan terms
Synonyms
Venetan
Translations (37)
vec łéngua vèneta (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · ca vènet (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · fi venetsia (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · pl język wenecki (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · ja ベネト語 (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · sh венецѝја̄нскӣ (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · vec venessian (form of Venetian spoken in Venice) · ro venețiană (form of Venetian spoken in Venice) · ca venecià (form of Venetian spoken in Venice) · mr व्हेनेशियन (form of Venetian spoken in Venice) · gl véneto (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · it veneto (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · ja ヴェネツィア語 (form of Venetian spoken in Venice) · sh venecìjānskī (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · vec vèneto (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · cmn 威尼斯語 /威尼斯语 (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · ru вене́тский (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · tr Venedikçe (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · hy Վենետիկի բարբառ (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · fi Venetsian murre (form of Venetian spoken in Venice) · pt véneto (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · vec venesian (form of Venetian spoken in Venice) · sv venetianska (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · pt vêneto (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · mr व्हेनेशियन (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · eu veneziera (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · pt veneziano (form of Venetian spoken in Venice) · fr vénitien (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · es veneciano (form of Venetian spoken in Venice) · el βενετικά (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · it veneziano (form of Venetian spoken in Venice) · ja ベネチア語 (form of Venetian spoken in Venice) · pl dialekt wenecki (form of Venetian spoken in Venice) · fi veneto (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · es véneto (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · ja ヴェネト語 (Romance language spoken in Veneto) · gl veneciano (form of Venetian spoken in Venice)