ianitrix

ianitrix

See also: janitrix

Latin

Etymology 1

    From *ianiter +‎ -trīx, apparently as a hypercorrection for *ieniter (from other shifts such as iānuārius > iēnuārius), from Proto-Italic *ienatēr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yénh₂tēr. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἐνᾰ́τηρ (enắtēr), Sanskrit यातृ (yātṛ), Old Armenian ներ (ner) and Old Church Slavonic ꙗтрꙑ (jatry).

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ianitrīx f (genitive ianitrīcis); third declension

    1. (chiefly in the plural) co-sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)
    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative ianitrīx ianitrīcēs
    genitive ianitrīcis ianitrīcum
    dative ianitrīcī ianitrīcibus
    accusative ianitrīcem ianitrīcēs
    ablative ianitrīce ianitrīcibus
    vocative ianitrīx ianitrīcēs

    References

    • 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

    Etymology 2

      From iānitor (porter) +‎ -trīx.

      Alternative forms

      Noun

      iānitrīx f (genitive iānitrīcis); third declension

      1. portress (female porter)
      Declension

      Third-declension noun.

      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.