LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

vī̆ndēmia

vī̆ndēmia f (genitive vī̆ndēmiae)
Classical[wiːnˈdeː.mi.a]Ecclesiastical[vinˈdɛː.mi.a]

Meaning

  1. a grape-gathering, vintage

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevī̆ndēmiavī̆ndēmiae
genitivevī̆ndēmiaevī̆ndēmiārum
dativevī̆ndēmiaevī̆ndēmiīs
accusativevī̆ndēmiamvī̆ndēmiās
ablativevī̆ndēmiāvī̆ndēmiīs
vocativevī̆ndēmiavī̆ndēmiae

vindēmĭa, ae, f. vinum-demo,
I. a grape - gathering, vintage.
I. Lit., Varr. L. L. 5, § 37 Müll.; id. R. R. 1, 54, 1; Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 16; Col. 3, 21, 5; 11, 2, 70; Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 315.—Plur., Plin. Ep. 9, 20, 2; Suet. Caes. 40.—
II. Transf.
A. Grapes, wine, vintage: non eadem arboribus pendet vindemia nostris, Verg. G. 2, 89: mitis, id. ib. 2, 522; cf.: spumat plenis vindemia labris, id. ib. 2, 6: ursi fruge, fronde, vindemiā, pomis vivunt, Plin. 10, 73, 93, § 199.—
B. Plur., the time of grape-gathering, the vintage season, M. Aurel. ap. Fronto, Ep. ad M. Caes. 5, 23 and 47.—
C. The gathering or harvest of similar things: olearum, Plin. 15, 1, 2, § 5: turis, id. 12, 14, 32, § 58: mellis, Col. 9, 15, 1; Plin. 11, 14, 14, § 35.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weh₁y-?
  2. Latinvī̆ndēmia

Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ōder. Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnum Latin dēmō Latin -ia Latin vī̆ndēmia From vīnum (“wine”) + dēmō (“to take away”) + -ia (noun-forming suffix).

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanveremafrom Old Catalan venema
  • Occitanvendémia
  • Auvergnatvendenhafrom Occitan vendémia
  • Auvergnatvendinhafrom Occitan vendémia
  • Gasconvrenhafrom Occitan vendémia
  • Gasconverenhafrom Occitan vendémia
  • Gasconveronhafrom Occitan vendémia
  • Gasconvrunhafrom Occitan vendémia
  • Gasconvendeunhhafrom Occitan vendémia
  • Gasconvendonhafrom Occitan vendémia
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesevindima
  • Spanishvendimiafrom Old Spanish vendimia
  • Galicianvindima
  • Galicianvendima
  • Ladinovendemiafrom Old Spanish vendimia
  • Ladinoב׳ינדימייהfrom Old Spanish vendimia
  • Ladinovendimiafrom Old Spanish vendimia
  • Ladinovindimiafrom Old Spanish vendimia
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianvinnina
Italo-Romance
  • Italianvendemmia
  • Neapolitanvennegna
  • Sicilianvinnigna
  • Sicilianvignigna
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchvendangefrom Old French vendenge
  • Franco-Provençalvendeimifrom Franco-Provençal vendeimi
  • Bourguignonvenoingefrom Old French vendenge
  • Champenoisvenaingefrom Old French vendenge
  • Middle Englishvendagefrom Old French vendenge
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianvendeme
Gallo-Italic
  • Ligurianvendegna
  • Piedmontesevendëmia
  • Piedmontesevëndëmia
  • Piedmontesevëndümia
  • Piedmontesevendegna
Borrowings
  • Bretonbendem
  • Bretonbondem
  • Irishfíniúinfrom Middle Irish fínemain
  • Irishfíneamhainfrom Middle Irish fínemain

Quick answers

What does vī̆ndēmia mean in Latin?
vī̆ndēmia, a noun, means “a grape-gathering, vintage”.
What is the genitive of vī̆ndēmia?
The genitive singular is vī̆ndēmiae. vī̆ndēmia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce vī̆ndēmia?
In classical Latin, [wiːnˈdeː.mi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [vinˈdɛː.mi.a].
Where does vī̆ndēmia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? → Latin vī̆ndēmia.