"Sinae" meaning in All languages combined

See Sinae on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Latin Sinae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), q.v. See also Sino-. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Sinae}} Latin Sinae, {{der|en|grc|Σῖναι}} Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sinae
  1. (historical) Synonym of Chinese or Southern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China. Wikipedia link: Sinae Tags: historical Categories (place): China Synonyms: Chinese or Southern Chinese [synonym, synonym-of], chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: Sinaean
    Sense id: en-Sinae-en-name-d1wN54G8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 60 16 12 3 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 21 13 2 7

Proper name [Latin]

IPA: /ˈsiː.nae̯/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈs̠iːnäe̯] [Classical-Latin], /ˈsi.ne/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈsiːne] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|Σῖναι}} Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), {{der|la|sa|^चीन||China}} Sanskrit चीन (Cīna, “China”), {{der|la|ar|^صِين||China; the Chinese}} Arabic صِين (Ṣīn, “China; the Chinese”), {{der|la|och|^秦||Qin}} Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “Qin”), {{doublet|la|Sina}} Doublet of Sina Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Sīnae<1>}} Sīnae f pl (genitive Sīnārum); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Sīnae<1>}} Forms: Sīnae [canonical, feminine, plural], Sīnārum [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Sīnae [nominative, plural], Sīnārum [genitive, plural], Sīnīs [dative, plural], Sīnās [accusative, plural], Sīnīs [ablative, plural], Sīnae [plural, vocative], Chinae [alternative]
  1. the Chinese, specifically:
    (Classical Latin) 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)
    Tags: Classical-Latin, declension-1 Categories (topical): Demonyms
    Sense id: en-Sinae-la-name-VVRxt08A Disambiguation of Demonyms: 11 47 3 40 Categories (other): Classical Latin, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Latin pluralia tantum Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 53 34 1 12 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 14 41 6 39 Disambiguation of Latin pluralia tantum: 49 34 3 15
  2. the Chinese, specifically:
    (New Latin) the Chinese people: the Han Chinese or citizens of China.
    Tags: New-Latin, declension-1 Categories (topical): Demonyms Synonyms (Chinese people): Seres [New-Latin]
    Sense id: en-Sinae-la-name-S7wAKN0p Disambiguation of Demonyms: 11 47 3 40 Categories (other): New Latin, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 14 41 6 39 Disambiguation of 'Chinese people': 23 41 18 18
  3. the land of the Chinese, specifically:
    (Classical Latin) the land of the southern Chinese
    Tags: Classical-Latin, declension-1
    Sense id: en-Sinae-la-name-a37UFChK Categories (other): Classical Latin
  4. the land of the Chinese, specifically:
    (New Latin) China (a country in East Asia, either the Republic or People's Republic of China)
    Tags: New-Latin, declension-1 Categories (topical): Demonyms Categories (place): China, Countries, Countries in Asia Synonyms (People’s Republic of China): Rēs Pūblica Populāris Sīnārum [New-Latin] Synonyms (Republic of China): Rēs Pūblica Sīnārum, Taivania, Formosa [New-Latin]
    Sense id: en-Sinae-la-name-mZ~Juqqm Disambiguation of Demonyms: 11 47 3 40 Categories (other): New Latin, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 14 41 6 39 Disambiguation of 'People’s Republic of China': 2 24 0 74 Disambiguation of 'Republic of China': 2 26 0 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Sina [China], Serica [China] Derived forms: Rēs Pūblica Populāris Sīnārum, Rēs Pūblica Sīnārum, sīno- Coordinate_terms: Seres [Chinese, Northern], Serica (english: land of the Seres)

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈsi.ne/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "ipa": "[ˈsiːne]",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    }
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}
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          "ref": "1773, Alexander MacBean, A Dictionary of Ancient Geography..., s.v. \"Sinae\"",
          "text": "... the outmoſt people to the eaſt, next the Sinus Magnus, and inclining to the ſouth, not to be blended with the Chineſe... Beyond the Sinae to the eaſt, and ſouth was a terra incognita... Iſ. Voſſius takes the Sinae to be the Siameſe; becauſe at this day the appellation Sinae is unknown aamong them; an argument which de Pinedo on Stephanus treats as trifling."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1927, Wilfred H. Schoff translating Marcian of Heraclea as Periplus of the Outer Sea..., p. 49",
          "text": "The sailing-course beyond the Ganges to the \"country of the Sinae\", as stated, would very nearly reach the Gulf of Tong-King."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Richard L. Smith, Premodern Trade in World History, p. 111",
          "text": "Exactly which term, \"Sinae\" or \"Serica\", equates to the modern China is a bit muddled. Sinae could refer to eastern peninsular Southeast Asia or southern China or both whereas Serica could refer to northern China or Xinjiang and eastern Central Asia or both."
        }
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          "China#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(historical) Synonym of Chinese or Southern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China."
      ],
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    }
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  "word": "Sinae"
}

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    "Latin pluralia tantum",
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      "raw_tags": [
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      "word": "Seres"
    },
    {
      "english": "land of the Seres",
      "word": "Serica"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Rēs Pūblica Populāris Sīnārum"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rēs Pūblica Sīnārum"
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    {
      "word": "sīno-"
    }
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          "expansion": "English: Sinae, Sinaean, Sinaic, Sinese",
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    }
  ],
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    },
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        "the Chinese, specifically:",
        "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)"
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        "(Classical Latin) 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)"
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
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          "specifically",
          "specifically"
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          "people"
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        "declension-1"
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        "the land of the southern Chinese"
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          "Chinese"
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          "specifically"
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        "the land of the Chinese, specifically:",
        "(Classical Latin) the land of the southern Chinese"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin",
        "declension-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "New Latin",
        "la:China",
        "la:Countries",
        "la:Countries in Asia"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the land of the Chinese, specifically:",
        "China (a country in East Asia, either the Republic or People's Republic of China)"
      ],
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          "Chinese",
          "Chinese"
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          "specifically",
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        [
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      "ipa": "/ˈsiː.nae̯/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈs̠iːnäe̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈsi.ne/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsiːne]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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    {
      "sense": "Chinese people",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Seres"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "China"
      ],
      "word": "Sina"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "China"
      ],
      "word": "Serica"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Republic of China",
      "word": "Rēs Pūblica Sīnārum"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Republic of China",
      "word": "Taivania"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Republic of China",
      "tags": [
        "New-Latin"
      ],
      "word": "Formosa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "People’s Republic of China",
      "tags": [
        "New-Latin"
      ],
      "word": "Rēs Pūblica Populāris Sīnārum"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "la:Sinae"
  ],
  "word": "Sinae"
}

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