Šanchajus

Lithuanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 上海 (Shànghǎi, literally “Upon-the-Sea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɐŋˈxɑːjʊ̟s]
• Hyphenation: Šan‧cha‧jus

Proper noun

Šanchãjus m (uncountable) stress pattern 2

1. Shanghai (a major port city and direct-administered municipality of China, the largest urban area in China)

Declension

    Declension of Šanchãjus

nominative	Šanchãjus
genitive	Šanchãjaus
dative	Šanchãjui
accusative	Šanchãjų
instrumental	Šanchãjumi
locative	Šanchãjuje
vocative	Šanchãjau

Further reading

• “Šanchajus”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
• Šanchajus in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)