ianitor
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From iānua (“front door, entrance”) + -tor, from iānus (“arcade; covered passageway”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈi̯aː.ni.tor/, [ˈi̯äːnɪt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈja.ni.tor/, [ˈjäːnit̪or]
Noun edit
iānitor m (genitive iānitōris); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | iānitor | iānitōrēs |
| Genitive | iānitōris | iānitōrum |
| Dative | iānitōrī | iānitōribus |
| Accusative | iānitōrem | iānitōrēs |
| Ablative | iānitōre | iānitōribus |
| Vocative | iānitor | iānitōrēs |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: janitor
References edit
- “ianitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers