[ˈkɪ.nɪs], [ˈt͡ʃiː.nis]
OriginInherited from Proto-Italic *kenis, from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“dust, ashes”).
Cognate with Ancient Greek κόνις (kónis, “dust, ash”), Sanskrit कण (kaṇa, “particle, small grain of dust or rice”), and Tocharian B kentse.
- declension-3, feminine, masculinecold ashes
- declension-3, feminine, figuratively, masculineruins of a burned city
Formscineris(genitive) · cinis(nominative, singular) · cinerēs(nominative, plural) · cineris(genitive, singular) · cinerum(genitive, plural) · cinerī(dative, singular) · cineribus(dative, plural) · cinerem(accusative, singular) · cinerēs(accusative, plural) · cinere(ablative, singular) · cineribus(ablative, plural) · cinis(singular, vocative) · cinerēs(plural, vocative) · ciner(alternative) · cinus(alternative) · cines(alternative, Late-Latin) · cenis(alternative, Late-Latin)