ianitrix
See also: janitrix
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From *iā̆niter + -trīx, apparently as a hypercorrection for *ieniter (from other shifts such as iānuārius > ienuārius), from Proto-Italic *ienatēr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yénh₂tēr. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἐνάτηρ (enátēr), Sanskrit यातृ (yātṛ), Old Armenian ներ (ner) and Old Church Slavonic ꙗтрꙑ (jatry).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈjaː.nɪ.triːks], [ˈja.nɪ.triːks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈjaː.ni.t̪riks]
Noun
iā̆nitrīx f (genitive iā̆nitrīcis); third declension
- co-sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)
Usage notes
- Only attested in Late Latin glosses, so the vowel length in the first syllable is not known.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | iā̆nitrīx | iā̆nitrīcēs |
| genitive | iā̆nitrīcis | iā̆nitrīcum |
| dative | iā̆nitrīcī | iā̆nitrīcibus |
| accusative | iā̆nitrīcem | iā̆nitrīcēs |
| ablative | iā̆nitrīce | iā̆nitrīcibus |
| vocative | iā̆nitrīx | iā̆nitrīcēs |
References
- “jānĭtrīces”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “janitrix”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “ianitrīcēs”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 294