Χανιά
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Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Byzantine Greek Χανιά (Khaniá), from Arabic الخان (al-ḵān) + -ιά (-iá, “-ia: forming place names”), literally from ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + خان (ḵān, “caravanserai, inn”) but possibly transliterating a neighborhood whose named derived from its former importance in the worship of the Minoan god Velchanos, whose Minoan name was transcribed into Ancient Greek as Ϝελχάνος (Welkhános).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Χανιά • (Chaniá) n pl
Declension[edit]
Χανιά
| case \ number | plural |
|---|---|
| nominative | Χανιά • |
| genitive | Χανίων • |
| accusative | Χανιά • |
| vocative | Χανιά • |
Derived terms[edit]
- Χανιώτης (Chaniótis)
- χανιώτικος (chaniótikos)
- Χανιώτισσα (Chaniótissa)
Descendants[edit]
- English: Hania
References[edit]
- Nikolaos Platon (1947), Κρητικά Χρονικά Α [Kretika Chronika 1].
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