LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · neutersecond declension

Iāniculum

Iāniculum n sg (genitive Iāniculī)
Classical[jaːˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[jaˈniː.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. Janiculum (a hill in western Rome, Italy)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeIāniculum—
genitiveIāniculī—
dativeIāniculō—
accusativeIāniculum—
ablativeIāniculō—
vocativeIāniculum—

Jānĭcŭlum, i, n. Janus,
I. one of the hills of Rome, on which Janus was said to have built a citadel, Verg. A. 8, 358; Ov. F. 1, 245; cf. Liv. 1, 33; Mart. 4, 64, 3; Cic. Agr. 1, 5, 16; 2, 27, 74; id. Mil. 27, 74 al.— Hence,
II. Jānĭcŭlāris, e, adj., of Janiculum: mons, i. e. Janiculum, Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 784.

Origins

Derived from the name of the Roman deity Iānus (“Janus”), from iānus (“arcade, covered passageway”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”).

Descendants
  • CatalanJanícul
  • EnglishJaniculum
  • FrenchJanicule
  • ItalianGianicolo
  • PortugueseJanículo
  • SpanishJanículo
  • GreekΙανούκλοfrom Ancient Greek Ἰανοῦκλον

Quick answers

What does Iāniculum mean in Latin?
Iāniculum, a proper noun, means “Janiculum (a hill in western Rome, Italy)”.
What is the genitive of Iāniculum?
The genitive singular is Iāniculī. Iāniculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Iāniculum?
In classical Latin, [jaːˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [jaˈniː.ku.lum].