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Explore Veneti through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Veneti in a sentence

Related words

Veneti | Venetian | Venetians | Venetia | Venetic

Veneti meaning

  1. A seafaring Gallic tribe in Armorica, in the northern part of modern Brittany, during the Iron Age and under Roman rule.
  2. A Venetic-speaking tribe in northeastern Italy and Slovenia under Roman rule.

Using Veneti

  • The main meaning on this page is: A seafaring Gallic tribe in Armorica, in the northern part of modern Brittany, during the Iron Age and under Roman rule. | A Venetic-speaking tribe in northeastern Italy and Slovenia under Roman rule.
  • In the example corpus, veneti often appears in combinations such as: the veneti.

Context around Veneti

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ancient 1×

Often after:

began 1× prospered 1× entered 1×

Sentence patterns with Veneti

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

bc the veneti even sent 1× meanwhile the veneti prospered through 1× of the veneti 1× settlement the veneti entered the 1× the ancient veneti as revealed 1× time the veneti began to 1× to the veneti 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

by the 5th 1× meanwhile the veneti 1× originally an illyrian 1× venetic the language 1×

Common sentence endings:

breeding of horses 1× classified as italic 1× name was opitergium 1× of the veneti 1× the invading carthaginians 1× their celtic neighbours 1×

Words around Veneti

Just before it in the word index:

veneta 21 venet 2 venessa 8 venesection 5 venes 2 venerupis 2

Just after it in the word index:

venetia 23 venetian 192 venetians 42 venetic 10 veneto 40 venetoclax 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Veneti

  • In this selection, "veneti" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ancient, began, prospered and entered stand out and add context to how "veneti" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bc the veneti even sent and meanwhile the veneti prospered through. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "veneti" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with veneti

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Meanwhile, the Veneti prospered through their trade in amber and breeding of horses. (13 words)

Later in 49 BC, by the Lex Roscia granted full Roman citizenship to the Veneti. (15 words)

However, over time, the Veneti began to adopt the dress and certain other customs of their Celtic neighbours. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

By the 5th c. BC, Padua, rising on the banks of the river Brenta, which in the Roman era was called Medoacus Maior and probably until AD 589 followed the path of the present day Bacchiglione (Retrone), Padua was one of the principal centers of the Veneti. (47 words)

Originally an Illyrian settlement, the Veneti entered the region in the 10th-9th c. BC and seem to have given the town its name, Tergeste, since terg* is a Venetic word meaning market (q.v. Oderzo whose ancient name was Opitergium). (41 words)

During the Second Punic War (218 – 202 BC), the Veneti even sent a contingent of soldiers to fight alongside the Romans against Hannibal and the invading Carthaginians. (27 words)

Example sentences (7)

By the 5th c. BC, Padua, rising on the banks of the river Brenta, which in the Roman era was called Medoacus Maior and probably until AD 589 followed the path of the present day Bacchiglione (Retrone), Padua was one of the principal centers of the Veneti.

During the Second Punic War (218 – 202 BC), the Veneti even sent a contingent of soldiers to fight alongside the Romans against Hannibal and the invading Carthaginians.

However, over time, the Veneti began to adopt the dress and certain other customs of their Celtic neighbours.

Later in 49 BC, by the Lex Roscia granted full Roman citizenship to the Veneti.

Meanwhile, the Veneti prospered through their trade in amber and breeding of horses.

Originally an Illyrian settlement, the Veneti entered the region in the 10th-9th c. BC and seem to have given the town its name, Tergeste, since terg* is a Venetic word meaning market (q.v. Oderzo whose ancient name was Opitergium).

Venetic (the language of the ancient Veneti ), as revealed by its inscriptions, shared some similarities with the Italic languages and is sometimes classified as Italic.

Common combinations with veneti

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "veneti" in a sentence?
An example: "By the 5th c. BC, Padua, rising on the banks of the river Brenta, which in the Roman era was called Medoacus Maior and probably until AD 589 followed the path of the present day Bacchiglione (Retrone), Padua was one of the principal centers of the Veneti." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "veneti" from authentic English texts.
What does "veneti" mean?
Veneti means: A seafaring Gallic tribe in Armorica, in the northern part of modern Brittany, during the Iron Age and under Roman rule.
How many example sentences with "veneti" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "veneti", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.