LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Chananaeus

Chananaeus (feminine Chananaea, neuter Chananaeum)
Classical[kʰa.naˈnae̯.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ka.naˈnɛː.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveCanaanite

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeChananaeusChananaea
chanānea		Chananaeum
chanāneum
genitiveChananaeī
chanāneī		Chananaeae
chanāneae		Chananaeī
chanāneī
dativeChananaeō
chanāneō		Chananaeae
chanāneae		Chananaeō
chanāneō
accusativeChananaeum
chanāneum		Chananaeam
chanāneam		Chananaeum
chanāneum
ablativeChananaeō
chanāneō		Chananaeā
chanāneā		Chananaeō
chanāneō
vocativeChananaee
chanānee		Chananaea
chanānea		Chananaeum
chanāneum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeChananaeī
chanāneī		Chananaeae
chanāneae		Chananaea
chanānea
genitiveChananaeōrum
chanāneōrum		Chananaeārum
chanāneārum		Chananaeōrum
chanāneōrum
dativeChananaeīs
chanāneīs		Chananaeīs
chanāneīs		Chananaeīs
chanāneīs
accusativeChananaeōs
chanāneōs		Chananaeās
chanāneās		Chananaea
chanānea
ablativeChananaeīs
chanāneīs		Chananaeīs
chanāneīs		Chananaeīs
chanāneīs
vocativeChananaeī
chanāneī		Chananaeae
chanāneae		Chananaea
chanānea

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek Χαναάν(Khanaán)
  2. Ancient Greek -α-(-a-)
  3. LatinChananaeus

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek -αῖος (-aîos) Ancient Greek Χαναναῖος (Khananaîos)bor. Latin Chananaeus Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χαναναῖος (Khananaîos).

Descendants
  • EnglishChananean
  • Frenchchananéen
  • Italiancananeo
  • Portuguesecananeu
  • Spanishcananeo

Quick answers

What does Chananaeus mean in Latin?
Chananaeus, a adjective, means “Canaanite”.
How do you pronounce Chananaeus?
In classical Latin, [kʰa.naˈnae̯.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.naˈnɛː.us].
Where does Chananaeus come from?
Ancient Greek Χαναάν (Khanaán) → Ancient Greek -α- (-a-) → Latin Chananaeus.