ianiculum

Latin

Alternative forms

• iāniculus

Etymology

Derived from the name of the Roman deity Iānus (“Janus”), from iānus (“arcade, covered passageway”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /i̯aːˈni.ku.lum/, [i̯äːˈnɪkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /jaˈni.ku.lum/, [jäˈniːkulum]

Noun

iāniculum n (genitive iāniculī); second declension

1. The Janiculum hill in Rome.

Usage notes

• Often capitalized.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	iāniculum	iānicula
Genitive	iāniculī	iāniculōrum
Dative	iāniculō	iāniculīs
Accusative	iāniculum	iānicula
Ablative	iāniculō	iāniculīs
Vocative	iāniculum	iānicula

Descendants

• English: Janiculum
• Italian: Gianicolo

References

• “ianiculum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ianiculum”, in Samuel Ball Platner (1929) Thomas Ashby, editor, A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, London: Oxford University Press