Χανιά
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Greek
Etymology
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
Proper noun
Χανιά • (Chaniá) n pl
Declension
Χανιά
| case \ number | plural |
|---|---|
| nominative | Χανιά • |
| genitive | Χανίων • |
| accusative | Χανιά • |
| vocative | Χανιά • |
Derived terms
- Χανιώτης (Chaniótis)
- χανιώτικος (chaniótikos)
- Χανιώτισσα (Chaniótissa)
Descendants
- English: Hania
References
- Nikolaos Platon (1947), Κρητικά Χρονικά Α .