Ianus
Latin
Etymology
From iānus (“arcade, covered passageway”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”), same source as Old Church Slavonic ꙗдо (jado, “to travel”) and Sanskrit यान (yāna, “path”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈjaː.nus/, [ˈjaː.nʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈja.nus/, [ˈjaː.nus]
Proper noun
Iānus m (genitive Iāniī); second declension
- The god Janus.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Iānus |
| genitive | Iānī |
| dative | Iānō |
| accusative | Iānum |
| ablative | Iānō |
| vocative | Iāne |
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- Ianus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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