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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Sīna1

Sīna f sg (genitive Sīnae)
Classical[ˈsiː.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiː.na]

Meaning

  1. synonym of Sīnae, China (a country in East Asia)
  2. uncommonsynonym of Changanum, former name of Siganum (= Xi'an): the former capital of China

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSīna—
genitiveSīnae—
dativeSīnae—
accusativeSīnam—
ablativeSīnā—
vocativeSīna—

Origins

From Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai) of uncertain etymology, but possibly via Arabic صِين (Ṣīn, “China”) + -αι (-ai), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (čīn, “China”), from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna, “China”), and usually held to derive from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “Qin”). See "Names of China" at Wikipedia. Doublet of Sīnae and Chīnae.

Descendants
  • EnglishSino-
  • Frenchsino-
  • Italiansino-
  • Portuguesesino-
  • Spanishsino-
  • Siciliansinu-

In English words that came into English from Sīna

  • SiniticSīna
proper noun · femininefirst declension
Sīna2
Sīna f sg (genitive Sīnae)
Classical[ˈsiː.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiː.na]

Meaning

  1. a peninsula in eastern Egypt, bordering Asia.
  2. a mountain in Sinai Peninsula; the location where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments from God.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSīna—
genitiveSīnae—
dativeSīnae—
accusativeSīnam—
ablativeSīnā—
vocativeSīna—

Origins

From Ancient Greek Σινάι (Sinái), itself from Biblical Hebrew סִינַי (Sináy).

Quick answers

What does Sīna mean in Latin?
Sīna, a proper noun, means “synonym of Sīnae, China (a country in East Asia); synonym of Changanum, former name of Siganum (= Xi'an): the former capital of China”.
What is the genitive of Sīna?
The genitive singular is Sīnae. Sīna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Sīna?
In classical Latin, [ˈsiː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsiː.na].