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) 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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