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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Sīnae

Sīnae f pl (genitive Sīnārum)
Classical[ˈsiː.nae̯]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiː.ne]

Meaning

  1. Classical Latinthe southern Chinese reached via the maritime Silk Road to Panyu (Guangzhou), not known at the time to be related to the Seres reached by the overland route to Chang'an (Xi'an)
  2. New Latinthe Chinese people: the Han Chinese or citizens of China.
  3. Classical Latinthe land of the southern Chinese
  4. New LatinChina (a country in East Asia, either the Republic or People's Republic of China)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Sīnae
genitive—Sīnārum
Chīnārum
dative—Sīnīs
Chīnīs
accusative—Sīnās
Chīnās
ablative—Sīnīs
Chīnīs
vocative—Sīnae

Origins

From Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai) of uncertain etymology, but probably from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna, “China”), possibly via Arabic صِين (Ṣīn, “China; the Chinese”) and usually held to derive from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “Qin”). See "Names of China" at Wikipedia. Doublet of Sina.

Descendants
  • EnglishSinae
  • EnglishSinaean
  • EnglishSinaic
  • EnglishSinese
  • Hebrewסִין

In English words that came into English from Sīnae

  • chinnychinensis

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographySinaeSinae (οἱ Σῖναι, Ptol. 7.3, &c.), the ancient nation of the Chinese, whose land is first described by Ptolemy (l.c.) and Marcianus (p. 29, seq.), but …

Quick answers

What does Sīnae mean in Latin?
Sīnae, a proper noun, means “the southern Chinese reached via the maritime Silk Road to Panyu (Guangzhou), not known at the time to be related to the Seres reached by the overland route to Chang'an (Xi'an); the Chinese people: the Han Chinese or cit”.
What is the genitive of Sīnae?
The genitive singular is Sīnārum. Sīnae is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Sīnae?
In classical Latin, [ˈsiː.nae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsiː.ne].