Chinae
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Variant of Sīnae under influence from Old French Chin, Portuguese China, and their descendants.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰiː.nae̯/, [ˈkʰiːnäe̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈki.ne/, [ˈkiːne]
Proper noun[edit]
Chīnae f pl (genitive Chīnārum); first declension
- (Renaissance Latin, rare in New Latin) Alternative form of Sīnae (“China, or the Chinese people”)
Usage notes[edit]
Usage of this form is rare from the 19th century onward, as the original classical form was considered more standard.
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Chīnae |
| Genitive | Chīnārum |
| Dative | Chīnīs |
| Accusative | Chīnās |
| Ablative | Chīnīs |
| Vocative | Chīnae |
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