veneris

Veneris is the genitive singular form of Venus in Latin. As a genitive, it denotes possession or association, and it is used with other words to mean “of Venus” or “belonging to Venus.” In classical Latin, genitives are a standard way to indicate attribution or source, and Veneris appears in inscriptions, poetry, and prose to link something to the goddess or to the planet.

One of the best-known uses of the form is in the phrase Dies Veneris, meaning “the day of Venus,” which later came to be associated with Friday in various calendars and liturgical contexts. Beyond fixed expressions, Veneris occurs in Latin grammar as part of standard noun decline. The noun Venus belongs to the third-declension in its genitive form, yielding Veneris alongside its other case forms (e.g., Veneri in the dative, Venerem in the accusative).

In modern scholarly usage, Veneris is encountered mainly in the study of Latin language, literature, or historical texts. It may also appear in discussions of nomenclature or glossaries that present Latin forms and their grammatical functions. The term underscores how Latin forms encode relationships and attribution, particularly in references to mythological figures and celestial bodies.

See also Venus; Dies Veneris; Latin grammar; Latin declensions.