LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Vērōna

Vērōna f sg (genitive Vērōnae)
Classical[weːˈroː.na]Ecclesiastical[veˈrɔː.na]

Meaning

  1. Verona (a city in Transpadane Gaul in modern northern Italy, the birthplace of the poet Catullus and of Pliny the Elder)
  2. Medieval Latinan independent city in modern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the Rhine River

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeVērōna—
genitiveVērōnae—
dativeVērōnae—
accusativeVērōnam—
ablativeVērōnā—
vocativeVērōna—
locativeVērōnae—

Vērōna, ae, f.,
I. a city in Gallia Transpadana, the birthplace of the poet Catullus and of the elder Pliny, still called Verona, Liv. 5, 35; Plin. 3, 19, 23, § 130, Cat. 35, 3; 67, 34; Ov. Am. 3, 15, 7 al.—Hence, Vē-rōnensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Verona: ager, Plin. 9, 22, 38, § 75: campi, Aur. Vict. Ep. 38: juvenes, Cat. 100, 2: Catullus, Plin. 36, 6, 7, § 48.—Plur.: Vērōnen-ses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Verona, the Veronese, Tac. H. 3, 8 sq.

Origins

From Cisalpine Gaulish *Wernomagos, from Proto-Celtic *wernā (“alder”) + *magos (“field”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyVeronaVerona (Οὐήρωνα, a, Ptol. 3.1.31; Θὐήρων, Strab. iv. p.206, v. p. 213; Βερώνη, Procop. B.G. 2.29, 3.3, &c.; and Βερώνα, Ib. 4.33: Eth. Veronensis: Ver…

Quick answers

What does Vērōna mean in Latin?
Vērōna, a proper noun, means “Verona (a city in Transpadane Gaul in modern northern Italy, the birthplace of the poet Catullus and of Pliny the Elder); an independent city in modern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the Rhine River”.
What is the genitive of Vērōna?
The genitive singular is Vērōnae. Vērōna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Vērōna?
In classical Latin, [weːˈroː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [veˈrɔː.na].