proper noun · masculinethird declension
Vēdiovis
Vēdiovis m sg (genitive Vēdiovis)
Classical[weːˈdɪj.jɔ.wɪs]Ecclesiastical[veˈdiː.jo.vis]
Meaning
- Old LatinVejove or Vejovis, an ancient Roman deity of Etruscan origin considered to be an underworld counterpart of Jupiter; literally “Little Jupiter”, “Anti-Jove”
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Vēdiovis | — |
| genitive | Vēdiovis | — |
| dative | Vēdiovī | — |
| accusative | Vēdiovem | — |
| ablative | Vēdiove | — |
| vocative | Vēdiovis | — |
Origins
Old Latin from vē- (“not, anti-”) + Diovis (“Jove”), from Proto-Italic *djous, *djowes (“day, sky; Jove”) from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“sky god”, literally “the bright one”).