LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Vienna1

Vienna f sg (genitive Viennae)
Classical[wiˈɛn.na]Ecclesiastical[viˈɛn.na]

Meaning

  1. Classical LatinfemininesingularVienna (now Vienne, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France), a city of the Allobroges in Gallia Narbonensis
    Vienna equites mille via breviore praemisi.62 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad familiares 10.9

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeVienna—
genitiveViennae—
dativeViennae—
accusativeViennam—
ablativeViennā—
vocativeVienna—
locativeViennae—

Vĭenna, ae, f.,
I. a city in Gallia Narbonensis, on the Rhodanus, now Vienne, Caes. B. G. 7, 9; Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 3; Mel. 3, 5, 2; Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 121; 3, 4, 5, § 36; Mart. 7, 88, 2 al.—Hence, Vĭennensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Vienne: ager, Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 18.—Subst.: Vĭennenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Vienne, Vell. 2, 121; Tac. H. 1, 65; Plin. 14, 4, 6, § 57 al.

Origins

Of uncertain origin, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to pursue, reach towards”). However, other roots are possible.

Descendants
  • EnglishVienna
  • FrenchVienne

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyViennaVienna (Οὐϊένα, Οὐϊέννα: Eth. Viennensis: Vienne), a city of the Allobroges (Ptol. 2.10.11) in Gallia Narbonensis, on the east bank of the Rhône; and …
proper noun · femininefirst declension
Vienna2
Vienna f sg (genitive Viennae)
Classical[wiˈɛn.na]Ecclesiastical[viˈɛn.na]

Meaning

  1. Medieval LatinNew LatinfemininesingularVienna (the capital and largest city of Austria)
    ...verum etiam illum in Austria, patria scilicet sua hereditaria agentem adorsi Viennam, civitatem celebrerrimam et eius provincie caput...1486, “Commissio propria domini regis”, in Decreta Regni Hungariae 1458-1490, Budapest, published 1989, page 267:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeVienna—
genitiveViennae—
dativeViennae—
accusativeViennam—
ablativeViennā—
vocativeVienna—
locativeViennae—

Origins

Of disputed origin. Possibly from Vindobona, or from a Celtic word *Vedunia (“forest stream”), for which compare Proto-Celtic *widus (“woodland”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyViennaVienna (Οὐϊένα, Οὐϊέννα: Eth. Viennensis: Vienne), a city of the Allobroges (Ptol. 2.10.11) in Gallia Narbonensis, on the east bank of the Rhône; and …

Quick answers

What does Vienna mean in Latin?
Vienna, a proper noun, means “Vienna (now Vienne, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France), a city of the Allobroges in Gallia Narbonensis”.
What is the genitive of Vienna?
The genitive singular is Viennae. Vienna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Vienna?
In classical Latin, [wiˈɛn.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [viˈɛn.na].