LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Velī̆trae

Velī̆trae f pl (genitive Velī̆trārum)
Classical[ˈwɛ.lɪ.trae̯]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɛː.li.tre]

Meaning

  1. Velitrae (a city in Latium, situated on the southern slope of the Alban hills, now Velletri)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Velī̆trae
genitive—Velī̆trārum
dative—Velī̆trīs
accusative—Velī̆trās
ablative—Velī̆trīs
vocative—Velī̆trae
locative—Velī̆trīs

Vĕlītrae, ārum, f.,
I. a town of the Volsci, in Latium, whence came the Octavian family, now Velletri, Liv. 2, 31; 2, 34; 6, 36; Suet. Aug. 1; 6; 94; Sil. 8, 379.— Hence,
A. Vĕlīternus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Velitrœ: ager, Liv. 2, 31; 30, 38: hostis, id. 6, 22: rus, Plin. 12, 1, 5, § 10: populus, Liv. 8, 12: coloni, id. 6, 36.— Plur.: Vĕlīterni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Velitrœ, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 64; Liv. 8, 14; Suet. Aug. 94.—
B. Vĕlīternī-nus, a, um, adj., of Velitrœ, Veliternian: vina, Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 65.

Origins

Uncertain; has been explained as Etruscan, from the same stem as Latin Volsiniī and Volscī. Reflected as Ancient Greek Οὐέλιτραι (Ouélitrai).

Descendants
  • EnglishVelitrae
  • FrenchVélitres
  • ItalianVellétri
  • ItalianVellétre

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyVelitraeVelitrae (Οὐέλιτραι: Eth. Οὐελιτρανός, Eth. Veliternus: Velletri), a city of Latium situated on the southern slope of the Alban hills, looking over th…

Quick answers

What does Velī̆trae mean in Latin?
Velī̆trae, a proper noun, means “Velitrae (a city in Latium, situated on the southern slope of the Alban hills, now Velletri)”.
What is the genitive of Velī̆trae?
The genitive singular is Velī̆trārum. Velī̆trae is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Velī̆trae?
In classical Latin, [ˈwɛ.lɪ.trae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvɛː.li.tre].