Catalan

Verb

venia

1. first-person singular imperfect indicative form of venir
2. third-person singular imperfect indicative form of venir
3. first-person singular imperfect indicative form of vendre
4. third-person singular imperfect indicative form of vendre

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- ‎(“to wish, love”). See also Latin Venus, veneror and English wish.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈwe.ni.a/

Noun

venia f ‎(genitive veniae); first declension

1. indulgence, kindness
2. mercy, grace, favour
3. pardon
4. forgiveness

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

• Catalan: vènia
• Portuguese: vênia
• Spanish: venia

References

• venia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• venia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• VENIA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “venia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • allow me to say: bona (cum) venia tua dixerim
    
  • (ambiguous) to pardon some one: alicui veniam dare (alicuius rei)
    
  • (ambiguous) to pardon a person: veniam dare alicui
    

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin venia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbenia/

Noun

venia f ‎(plural venias)

1. forgiveness
2. consent, permission
3. (Latin America, military) salute