Venedi

== Latin == === Etymology === The ethnonym has been connected to venia (“kindness, grace, friendliness”) in reference to the tribe's friendly nature, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁-. More at Veneti. Found in ancient Greek as Οὐενέδαι (Ouenédai). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwɛ.nɛ.diː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvɛː.ne.di] === Proper noun === Venedī m pl (genitive Venedōrum); second declension A tribe of Sarmatia who dwelt along the course of the river Vistula ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, plural only. === References === “Venedi”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Venedi”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Venedae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly Pokorny 1959: 1146 - 1147; Steinacher 2002: 33 Campbell, Lyle (2004). Historical Linguistics. MIT Press. p. 418.