Soani

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σόανοι (Sóanoi).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈso.a.niː/, [ˈs̠oäniː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈso.a.ni/, [ˈsɔːäni]

Proper noun

Soanī m pl (genitive Soanōrum); second declension

1. A tribe of Taprobane mentioned by Ptolemy

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Soanī
Genitive	Soanōrum
Dative	Soanīs
Accusative	Soanōs
Ablative	Soanīs
Vocative	Soanī

References

• “Taprobane”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly