Schianghai

Latin

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Chinese 上海 (Shànghǎi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaŋ.ˈhaɪ̯/ (presumed)

Proper noun

Schianghai ? sg (indeclinable)

  1. Shanghai (a city in modern China)
    Synonyms: Sanghaevum, Sciamhaevum
    • (Can we date this quote?), Emilio Springhetti, Institutiones Stili Latini, page 114:
      Sinarum provincia Ciang-Si, Kuang-Tung, Fu-Kien; Sinarum urbs Schianghai, Nan-Ciang; Finniae urbs caput Helsinski, etc.
      The Chinese province of Jiangxi, Guangdong, Fujian; the Chinese city of Shanghai, Nanchang; the Finnish capital city of Helsinski[sic], and so forth

Declension

Indeclinable noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Schianghai
genitive Schianghai
dative Schianghai
accusative Schianghai
ablative Schianghai
vocative Schianghai
locative Schianghai
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