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 Latin) IPA(key): /ˈi̯aː.nus/, [ˈi̯äːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈja.nus/, [ˈjäːnus]
Proper noun
Iānus m sg (genitive Iānī); second declension
- The god Janus.
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Iānus |
| Genitive | Iānī |
| Dative | Iānō |
| Accusative | Iānum |
| Ablative | Iānō |
| Vocative | Iāne |
Derived terms
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References
- “Ianus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers