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Vēii or Vēji , ōrum, m.,
I.a very ancient city in Etruria, one of the twelve towns of the Etrurian confederacy, conquered by Camillus, near the mod. village of Isola, Plin. 3, 17, 21, § 125; Liv. 4, 61; 5, 1; 5, 7 sq.; Cic. Div. 1, 44, 100; Suet. Ner. 39.—Hence,
A. Vēiens or Vējens , entis, adj., of or belonging to Veii, Veientian: “ager,” Cic. Rosc. Am. 16, 47; id. Fam. 9, 17, 2: “arvum,” Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 167: “senatus,” Liv. 4, 58: “bellum,” Cic. Div. 1, 44, 100; Liv. 4, 58; 5, 52.— Subst.: Vēiens , entis, m., an inhabitant of Veii, Cic. Div. 1, 44, 100.—Mostly plur.: “Veientes,” the inhabitants of Veii, the Veientes, Cic. Div. 1, 44, 100; id. Tusc. 3, 12, 27; id. Phil. 9, 2, 4 sq.; Liv. 1, 15; 1, 27; 4, 1 sq.—
B. Vēientānus (Vējen - ), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Veii, Veientian: “ager,” Liv. 4, 19; 5, 30: uva, mart. 2, 53, 4.—Subst.: Vēientāna , ae, f. (sc. gemma): “Italica,” a black precious stone found near Veii, Plin. 37, 10, 69, § 184.— Vējentānum , i, n. (sc. vinum), an inferior sort of wine, Hor. S. 2, 3, 143, cf. Pers. 5, 147; Mart. 1, 104, 9; 3, 49, 1.—Vējentāni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Veii, the Veientians, Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 52.—
C. Vejus (dissyl. ) or Vēï^us (trisyl. ), a, um, adj., of Veii, Veian: “dux Veïus,” i. e. Tolumnius, Prop. 4 (5), 10, 31.—Subst.: Vēia or Vēja , ae, f., a proper name of a woman, Hor Epod. 5, 29.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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