chanis

Latin

Etymology

From Turkic *qan, contraction of *qaɣan.[1] More at Khan.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰa.nis/, [ˈkʰänɪs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.nis/, [ˈkäːnis]

Noun

chanis m

(Medieval Latin) khan

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	chanis	chanēs
Genitive	chanis	chanum
Dative	chanī	chanibus
Accusative	chanem	chanēs
Ablative	chane	chanibus
Vocative	chanis	chanēs

Descendants

Italian: khan, can (obsolete)
Old French: chan
- English: khan
- French: khan
Portuguese: cã, khan
Spanish: kan, khan

References

The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Clarendon Press, 1989.

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