Clanis

Latin

Alternative forms

Glanis

Etymology

Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *klān- (“liquid, wet ground”). See also English lant.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkla.nis/, [ˈkɫ̪änɪs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkla.nis/, [ˈkläːnis]

Proper noun

Clanis m sg (genitive Clanis); third declension

A river of Etruria flowing through the territory of Clusium

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Clanis
Genitive	Clanis
Dative	Clanī
Accusative	Clanem
Ablative	Clane
Vocative	Clanis

Descendants

Italian: Chiana

References

“Clanis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Clanis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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