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

Noun

iāniculum n (genitive iāniculī); second declension

The Janiculum hill in Rome.

Usage notes

Often capitalized.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	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