China

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Country in Asia

Sīna, Sīnae, f

Noun [Cite]

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”).

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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

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


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