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

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

Synonyms

Sanghaevum, urbs Sciamhaevēnsis

Derived terms

Sciamhaevēnsis

References

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

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