ianus
Latin
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”), same source as Sanskrit यान (yāna, “path”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈjaː.nus/, [ˈjaː.nʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈja.nus/, [ˈjaː.nus]
Proper noun
iānus m (genitive iānī); second declension
- arcade; covered passageway
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | iānus | iānī |
| genitive | iānī | iānōrum |
| dative | iānō | iānīs |
| accusative | iānum | iānōs |
| ablative | iānō | iānīs |
| vocative | iāne | iānī |
Related terms
References
- ianus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- ianus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ianus in Samuel Ball Platner (1929), Thomas Ashby, editor, A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, London: Oxford University Press
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