Sinicus
See also: sinicus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Sina (“China”) + -icus (“-ic”), from Sinae (“the Southern Chinese; Southern China”), from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), q.v.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsiː.ni.kus/, [ˈs̠iːnɪkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.ni.kus/, [ˈsiːnikus]
Adjective
Sīnicus (feminine Sīnica, neuter Sīnicum); first/second-declension adjective
- (Medieval Latin) Chinese (of or related to China, the Han Chinese, or their culture)
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Sīnicus | Sīnica | Sīnicum | Sīnicī | Sīnicae | Sīnica | |
| Genitive | Sīnicī | Sīnicae | Sīnicī | Sīnicōrum | Sīnicārum | Sīnicōrum | |
| Dative | Sīnicō | Sīnicō | Sīnicīs | ||||
| Accusative | Sīnicum | Sīnicam | Sīnicum | Sīnicōs | Sīnicās | Sīnica | |
| Ablative | Sīnicō | Sīnicā | Sīnicō | Sīnicīs | |||
| Vocative | Sīnice | Sīnica | Sīnicum | Sīnicī | Sīnicae | Sīnica | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: Sinic
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