China

Country in Asia

Sīna, Sīnae, f

Noun [Cite]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsiː.na/, [ˈs̠iːnä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.na/, [ˈsiːnä]

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Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Sīna
Genitive	Sīnae
Dative	Sīnae
Accusative	Sīnam
Ablative	Sīnā
Vocative	Sīna

Etymology:

From Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai) of uncertain etymology, but probably from Sanskrit चीन (cīna, “China”), possibly via Arabic اَلصِّين‎ (aṣ-ṣīn, “China; the Chinese”) and usually held to derive from Old Chinese 秦 (*Dzin, “Qin”).

References:

• "Sina". In: Wiktionary, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 27.03.2023
• "Res publica popularis Sinarum". In: Vicipaedia, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 27.03.2023‎

Rēs pūblica populāris Sīnārum, Reī pūblicae populāris Sīnārum, f

Noun [Cite]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /reːs ˈpuː.bli.ka po.puˈlaː.ris siːˈnaː.rum/, [reːs̠ ˈpuːblʲɪkä pɔpʊˈɫ̪äːrɪs̠ s̠iːˈnäːrʊ̃ˑ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /res ˈpu.bli.ka po.puˈla.ris siˈna.rum/, [rɛs ˈpuːblikä popuˈläːris siˈnäːrum]

Meaning:

Long form of Sīna

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Declension

Fifth-declension noun with a first-declension noun with a third-declension noun (i-stem) with an indeclinable portion, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Rēs pūblica populāris Sīnārum
Genitive	Reī pūblicae populāris Sīnārum
Dative	Reī pūblicae populārī Sīnārum
Accusative	Rem pūblicam populārem Sīnārum
Ablative	Rē pūblicā populāre Sīnārum
Vocative	Rēs pūblica populāris Sīnārum

References:

• "Res publica popularis Sinarum". In: Vicipaedia, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 27.03.2023‎