LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Veleda

Veleda f sg (genitive Veledae)

Meaning

  1. femininesingularA seeress honored among Germanic tribes in the first century AD, according to Roman sources.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeVeleda—
genitiveVeledae—
dativeVeledae—
accusativeVeledam—
ablativeVeledā—
vocativeVeleda—

Vĕlĕda, ae, f.,
I. a prophetic virgin among the Germans, regarded as a divine being, Tac. G. 8; id. H. 4, 61; 4, 65; 5, 22; 5, 24; cf. Stat. S. 1, 4, 90.

Origins

Possibly a borrowing from Gaulish *u̯eletā ('seeress'; cf. Gaul. u̯elets, Old Irish filed, Middle Welsh gwelet, Middle Breton guelet), with regular Germanic sound shift -t- > -d-.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyVeledaVeleda. a prophetic virgin, by birth belonged to the Bructeri, and was regarded as a divine being by most of the nations in central Germany in the rei…

Quick answers

What does Veleda mean in Latin?
Veleda, a proper noun, means “A seeress honored among Germanic tribes in the first century AD, according to Roman sources.”.
What is the genitive of Veleda?
The genitive singular is Veledae. Veleda is feminine, first declension.