via

• From Proto-Italic *wijā, from Proto-Indo-European *wih₁eh₂-, from *weyh₁- (“to pursue, be strong”). Cognate with Lithuanian vyti (“to pursue”). See also vīs, invītus, invītō, Ancient Greek οἶμος (oîmos).
• Or perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰyeh₂-, from *weǵʰ- (whence vehō and English way). This hypothesis is rejected by De Vaan.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯i.a/, [ˈu̯iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.a/, [ˈviːä]

Noun

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via f (genitive viae); first declension

1. road, street, path
2. highway [ antonym ▲]

   Antonym: sēmita

3. way, method, manner, mode
4. the right way
5. (figuratively) journey, course, route [ synonym ▲][ quotations ▼]

   Synonym: iter

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	via	viae
Genitive	viae	viārum
Dative	viae	viīs
Accusative	viam	viās
Ablative	viā	viīs
Vocative	via	viae