Sciamhaevum

Latin

Etymology

From Chinese 上海 (Shanghai).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ski.amˈhae̯.wum/, [ski.amˈhae̯.wũ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ʃiˈa.mɛ.vum/, [ʃiˈaː.mɛ.vum]

Proper noun

Sciamhaevum n (genitive Sciamhaevī); second declension

  1. Shanghai, a large port city in eastern China.

Inflection

Second declension, with locative.

Case Singular
Nominative Sciamhaevum
Genitive Sciamhaevī
Dative Sciamhaevō
Accusative Sciamhaevum
Ablative Sciamhaevō
Vocative Sciamhaevum
Locative Sciamhaevī

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References

  • "Shanghai", Catholic Hierarchy
  • Latinitas, Vols. XV-XVI, Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis, 1967, p. 261.
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