Caranitis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καρανῖτις (Karanîtis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ka.raˈniː.tis/, [käräˈniːt̪ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka.raˈni.tis/, [käräˈniːt̪is]

Proper noun

Caranītis f sg (genitive Caranītidis); third declension

1. An ancient canton of the region of Armenia, modern Turkey, whose capital was Carana

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Caranītis
genitive	Caranītidis
dative	Caranītidī
accusative	Caranītidem
ablative	Caranītide
vocative	Caranītis

References

• Caranitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Caranitis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly