ianitor

Latin

Etymology

From iānua (“front door, entrance”) +‎ -tor, from iānus (“arcade; covered passageway”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈjaː.ni.tor/, [ˈjaː.nɪ.tɔr]

Noun

iānitor m (genitive iānitōris); third declension

  1. doorkeeper, doorman, porter
  2. (anatomy) pylorus

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative iānitor iānitōrēs
Genitive iānitōris iānitōrum
Dative iānitōrī iānitōribus
Accusative iānitōrem iānitōrēs
Ablative iānitōre iānitōribus
Vocative iānitor iānitōrēs
  • iānitrīx

Descendants

References
  • ianitor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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