janitrices

English

Noun

janitrices

  1. plural of janitrix

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁yenh₂tēr. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἐνάτηρ (enátēr), Sanskrit यातृ (yātṛ), Old Armenian ներ (ner) and Old Church Slavonic ꙗтрꙑ (jatry).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /jaː.niˈtriː.keːs/, [jaː.nɪˈtriː.keːs]

Noun

jānitrīcēs f (genitive jānitrīcum); third declension

  1. the wives of two brothers
Inflection

Third declension.

Case Plural
Nominative jānitrīcēs
Genitive jānitrīcum
Dative jānitrīcibus
Accusative jānitrīcēs
Ablative jānitrīcibus
Vocative jānitrīcēs

References
  • janitrices in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • janitrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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