Chinae

Latin

Etymology

Variant of Sīnae under influence from Old French Chin, Portuguese China, and their descendants.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰiː.nae̯/, [ˈkʰiːnäe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈki.ne/, [ˈkiːne]

Proper noun

Chīnae f pl (genitive Chīnārum); first declension

1. (Renaissance Latin, rare in New Latin) Alternative form of Sīnae (“China, or the Chinese people”)

Usage notes

Usage of this form is rare from the 19th century onward, as the original classical form was considered more standard.

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Chīnae
genitive	Chīnārum
dative	Chīnīs
accusative	Chīnās
ablative	Chīnīs
vocative	Chīnae