Sciamhaevum

Latin

Etymology

From Mandarin 上海 (Shànghǎi).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ski.amˈhae̯.u̯um/, [s̠kiämˈ(ɦ)äe̯u̯ʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ʃi.amˈe.vum/, [ʃiämˈɛːvum]

Proper noun

Sciamhaevum n sg (genitive Sciamhaevī); second declension

(New Latin) Shanghai (a major port city and direct-administered municipality of China, the largest urban area in China)

Declension

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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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