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cinis.

ashes; embers, spent love/hate; ruin, destruction; the grave/dead, cremation;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkɪ.nɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈt͡ʃiː.nis]
  1. cold ashes

    declension-3 · feminine · masculine
  2. ruins of a burned city

    declension-3 · feminine · figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Italic *kenis, from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“dust, ashes”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κόνῐς (kónĭs, “dust; ash”), Sanskrit कण॑ (káṇa, “particle; small grain of dust or rice”), and Tocharian B kentse.

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