Vindius

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οὔινδιον (Oúindion).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯in.di.us/, [ˈu̯ɪn̪d̪iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvin.di.us/, [ˈvin̪d̪ius]

Proper noun

Vindius m sg (genitive Vindiī or Vindī); second declension

1. A range of mountains of India, now called Vindhya

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Vindius
Genitive	Vindiī Vindī1
Dative	Vindiō
Accusative	Vindium
Ablative	Vindiō
Vocative	Vindī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

• “Vindius Mons”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Vindius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.