chilensis

Latin

Etymology

From Chile ‎ -ēnsis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʰiˈlen.sis/, [kʰɪˈɫ̪ẽːs̠ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kiˈlen.sis/, [kiˈlɛnsis]

Adjective

chilēnsis (neuter chilēnse); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) Chilean

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	chilēnsis	chilēnse		chilēnsēs	chilēnsia
Genitive	chilēnsis			chilēnsium
Dative	chilēnsī			chilēnsibus
Accusative	chilēnsem	chilēnse		chilēnsēs chilēnsīs	chilēnsia
Ablative	chilēnsī			chilēnsibus
Vocative	chilēnsis	chilēnse		chilēnsēs	chilēnsia

Related terms

• Chilia

Spanish

Etymology

From New Latin chilensis, from Chile -ēnsis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈlensis/ [t͡ʃiˈlẽn.sis]
• Rhymes: -ensis
• Syllabification: chi‧len‧sis

Adjective

chilensis (invariable)

1. Chilean

Noun

chilensis (invariable)

1. (informal) Chilean Spanish; any of several varieties of the Spanish language spoken in most of Chile.

Further reading

• “chilensis” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010