Velia

== Translingual == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Proper noun === Velia f A taxonomic genus within the family Veliidae – riffle bugs, smaller water striders, broad-shouldered water striders. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Paraneoptera – superorder; Hemiptera – order; Heteroptera - suborder; Gerromorpha - infraorder; Gerroidea - superfamily; Veliidae - family; Microveliinae - subfamily; Microveliini - tribe ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Velia (bug) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Velia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Velia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Latin == === Etymology === From Phocian Ϝέλᾱ (Wélā), cf. Ancient Greek Ἐλέα (Eléa). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwɛ.li.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvɛː.li.a] === Proper noun === Velia f sg (genitive Veliae); first declension a Greek colony, situated on the shores of the Tyrrhenian Sea between Paestum and Buxentum ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, with locative, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== Veliēnsis === References === “Velia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Velia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly