LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ianitrīx1

ianitrīx f (genitive ianitrīcis)
Classical[ˈja.nɪ.triːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈjaː.ni.triks]

Meaning

  1. in pluralco-sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeianitrīxianitrīcēs
genitiveianitrīcisianitrīcum
dativeianitrīcīianitrīcibus
accusativeianitrīcemianitrīcēs
ablativeianitrīceianitrīcibus
vocativeianitrīxianitrīcēs

jānĭtrix, īcis, f. janitor,
I. a female door-keeper, a portress.
I. Lit.: anus hic solet cubitare custos, janitrix, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 76.—
II. Transf.: laurus janitrix Caesarum, i. e. planted in front of the house, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 127.

Origins

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).

noun · femininethird declension
iānitrīx2
iānitrīx f (genitive iānitrīcis)

Meaning

  1. portress (female porter)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeiānitrīxiānitrīcēs
genitiveiānitrīcisiānitrīcum
dativeiānitrīcīiānitrīcibus
accusativeiānitrīcemiānitrīcēs
ablativeiānitrīceiānitrīcibus
vocativeiānitrīxiānitrīcēs

Origins

From iānitor (“porter”) + -trīx.

Quick answers

What does ianitrīx mean in Latin?
ianitrīx, a noun, means “co-sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)”.
What is the genitive of ianitrīx?
The genitive singular is ianitrīcis. ianitrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ianitrīx?
In classical Latin, [ˈja.nɪ.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈjaː.ni.triks].