Ianus
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English
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Ianus
- Alternative form of Janus (“the god”)
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From iānus (“arcade, covered passageway”), from Proto-Italic *jānos, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂- (“to go, go in, travel”). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic ꙗдо (jado, “to travel”) and Sanskrit यान (yāna, “path”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈi̯aː.nus/, [ˈi̯äːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈja.nus/, [ˈjäːnus]
Proper noun
[edit]Iānus m sg (genitive Iānī); second declension
- The god Janus.
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Iānus |
Genitive | Iānī |
Dative | Iānō |
Accusative | Iānum |
Ablative | Iānō |
Vocative | Iāne |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Ianus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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