ianua

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈjaː.nu.a/, [ˈjaː.nʊ.a]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈja.nu.a/, [ˈjaː.nu.a]

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Noun

iānua f (genitive iānuae); first declension

1. any double-doored entrance (e.g. a domestic door or a gate to a temple or city)

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	iānua	iānuae
Genitive	iānuae	iānuārum
Dative	iānuae	iānuīs
Accusative	iānuam	iānuās
Ablative	iānuā	iānuīs
Vocative	iānua	iānuae

Derived terms

• ianitor
• *ianuella

Related terms

• Iānus
• iānuārius

Descendants

• English: janitor
• Mozarabic: يانة‎
• Sardinian: janna

References

• ianua in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ianua in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to burst open the door: ianuam effringere, revellere
    
• ianua in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers