Iairus

Latin edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρος (Iáïros), derived from Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (Ya'ir).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /i̯aˈiː.rus/, [i̯äˈiːrʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /jaˈi.rus/, [jäˈiːrus]

Proper noun edit

Iaīrus m sg (genitive Iaīrī); second declension

(biblical) Jair

Declension edit

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Iaīrus
Genitive	Iaīrī
Dative	Iaīrō
Accusative	Iaīrum
Ablative	Iaīrō
Vocative	Iaīre

Descendants edit

Franco-Provençal: Jaïr
Gallo-Italic
- Piedmontese: Giairo
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italian: Giairo, Iairo
- Sicilian: Giairu
- Corsican: Ghjaìru
Old French:
- French: Jaïre
- Norman: Jair
- Walloon: Jayire
Old Occitan:
- Occitan: Jaire
  Provençal: Jaïr
- Catalan: Jaire
West Iberian
- Old Galician-Portuguese:
  - Galician: Iair
  - Portuguese: Jair
- Old Leonese:
  - Asturian: Xairu
  - Extremaduran: Jairu
  - Leonese: Xairu
  - Mirandese: Jair
- Old Spanish: Jayr
  - Spanish: Jairo
Insular Romance
- Sardinian: Jairu

Borrowings

→ Germanic:
- → North Germanic:
  - → Old Norse: Jair
    - Icelandic: Jaír
    - Faroese: Jáir
    - Norwegian:
      - Norwegian Bokmål: Ja'ir
      - Norwegian Nynorsk: Ja'ir
    - Swedish: Jair
    - Danish: Jair
- → West Germanic:
  - Middle Low German: Jayr
    - German Low German: Jair
    - Dutch Low Saxon: Jaïr
  - → Old English: Iāirus
    - Middle English: Iair
      - English: Jair
      - Scots: Jair
  - → Old High German: Yairus
    - Middle High German: Iair (see there for further descendants)
  - → Old Dutch: Jaïr
- Gothic: 𐌹𐌰𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃 (iaeirus), 𐌾𐌰𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃 (jaeirus)

Old English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin Iaīrus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρος (Iáïros), derived from Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (Ya'ir).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈi.ɑː.i.rus/

Proper noun edit

Iāirus m

(biblical) Jair
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 5:22
  And ða com ꞅũ oꝼ heah-ᵹeꞅamnunᵹũ, Iai ᫍuꞅ hāꞆꞆe;
  Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came

Descendants edit

Middle English: Iair
- English: Jair
- Scots: Jair

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