Chinae
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 |