ianus
Latin
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”), same source as Sanskrit यान (yāna, “path”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈjaː.nus/, [ˈjaː.nʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈja.nus/, [ˈjaː.nus]
Declension
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | iānus | iānī |
Genitive | iānī | iānōrum |
Dative | iānō | iānīs |
Accusative | iānum | iānōs |
Ablative | iānō | iānīs |
Vocative | iāne | iānī |
References
- ianus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 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
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