Iago
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From the character in Shakespeare's Othello.
Proper noun edit
Iago m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Triakidae – houndsharks.
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Iago omanensis (big-eye houndshark) - type species; Iago garricki (long-nose houndshark) - other extant species; see Iago on WikispeciesWikispecies for extinct species.
References edit
- Iago (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Iago on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Iago on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English edit
Etymology edit
From Welsh, Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician Iago, from Latin Iācōbus (“James”), from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel”) and the Biblical account of the patriarch Jacob's birth in Genesis 25:26. Doublet of Yago, Jago, James, Jacob, Jacques, Diego, Santiago, and San Diego.
Proper noun edit
Iago
- A male given name.
- The villain of William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello; any similar villain or deceitful underling.
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Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel of the foot”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Ia‧go
Proper noun edit
Iago m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob
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Italian edit
Etymology edit
From English. Doublet of Giacomo.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Iago m
- a male given name
Anagrams edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -aɡu
- Hyphenation: I‧a‧go
Proper noun edit
Iago m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob
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Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -aɡo
- Syllabification: Ia‧go
Proper noun edit
Iago m
- a male given name, variant of Yago