Clanis

Latin

Alternative forms

• Glanis

Etymology

Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *klān- (“liquid, wet ground”). See also English lant.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkla.nis/, [ˈkɫ̪änɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkla.nis/, [ˈkläːnis]

Proper noun

Clanis m sg (genitive Clanis); third declension

1. A river of Etruria flowing through the territory of Clusium

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Clanis
Genitive	Clanis
Dative	Clanī
Accusative	Clanem
Ablative	Clane
Vocative	Clanis

Descendants

• Italian: Chiana

References

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