ianus
Latin
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”), same source as Sanskrit यान (yāna, “path”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈi̯aː.nus/, [ˈi̯äːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈja.nus/, [ˈjäːnus]
Noun
iānus m (genitive iānī); second declension
- arcade; covered passageway
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | iānus | iānī |
| Genitive | iānī | iānōrum |
| Dative | iānō | iānīs |
| Accusative | iānum | iānōs |
| Ablative | iānō | iānīs |
| Vocative | iāne | iānī |
Related terms
References
- ianus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “ianus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ianus”, in Samuel Ball Platner (1929) Thomas Ashby, editor, A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, London: Oxford University Press