LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Iāna

Iāna f (genitive Iānae)
Classical[ˈjaː.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈjaː.na]

Meaning

  1. The moon-goddess identified as Diana, daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; goddess of the hunt, associated with wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Greek goddess Artemis.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeIānaIānae
genitiveIānaeIānārum
dativeIānaeIānīs
accusativeIānamIānās
ablativeIānāIānīs
vocativeIānaIānae

Jana, ae, f., for
I. Diana, the moon-goddess, Varr. R. R. 1, 37, 3; Macr. S. 1, 9; cf. the letter D.—
II. The goddess of doors and passages, Tert. adv. Nat. 2, 15.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dyew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*deywós
  3. Proto-Italic*deiwos
  4. Old Latindeivos
  5. LatinIāna

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -āna Old Latin Dīvāna Latin Diāna Latin Iāna Variant of Diāna shortened by procope, from Old Latin Dīāna by syncope of Old Latin Dīvāna. Compare Iuppiter from Old Latin Diēspiter, Iovis from Old Latin Diovis. Also see Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē), from a shared root whence by analogical formation also evolved Latin Iūnō, Iūnōnis.

Descendants
  • TranslingualJana

Quick answers

What does Iāna mean in Latin?
Iāna, a proper noun, means “The moon-goddess identified as Diana, daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; goddess of the hunt, associated with wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counte”.
What is the genitive of Iāna?
The genitive singular is Iānae. Iāna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Iāna?
In classical Latin, [ˈjaː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈjaː.na].
Where does Iāna come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dyew- → Proto-Indo-European *deywós → Proto-Italic *deiwos → Old Latin deivos → Latin Iāna.