Idaho

English

WOTD – 3 July 2021

Etymology

A map of the United States with the state of Idaho (proper noun sense) indicated in red.

Russet Burbank potatoes, a type of Idaho potato (common noun sense).

Uncertain; possibly from Plains Apache ídaahȩ́ (“Comanche”), though the Oxford English Dictionary states that the development of the state’s name from that word remains undocumented. The name Idaho was said to have been considered around 1860 for what was eventually called the Colorado Territory (now the state of Colorado) in 1861, and in 1863 was given to Idaho County (now part of Idaho); the county was named after a steamship launched on the Columbia River in 1860.

The eccentric political lobbyist George Maurice Willing, Jr. (c. 1829 – 1874) claimed to have coined the name after a girl named Ida, though saying it was a Shoshoni term meaning “gem of the mountains” (no such term exists), but evidence suggests that there was use of the name in Colorado pre-dating Willing’s arrival in the West in 1859.

The common noun (“type of potato”) is derived from the name of the state.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪdəhəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ/

• Audio (GA)

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Ida‧ho

Proper noun

Idaho

1. A state in the western United States. Capital and largest city: Boise.
2. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Ohio, United States, named for Idaho Territory.
3. University of Idaho

Derived terms

• ID
• Idaho City
• Idaho County
• Idaho Falls
• Idaho Springs
• Idahoan

 

Translations

state of the United States

• Armenian: Այդահո (hy) (Aydaho)
• Burmese: အိုင်ဒါဟို (uingdahui)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 愛達荷／爱达荷 (zh) (Àidáhé)

• Czech: Idaho (cs) n
• Danish: Idaho
• Esperanto: Idaho
• Finnish: Idaho (fi)
• French: Idaho (fr) m
• Galician: Idaho (gl) m
• Georgian: აიდაჰო (aidaho)
• German: Idaho (de)
• Greek: Αϊντάχο (el) n (Aïntácho)
• Hebrew: אידהו‎ (he) f
• Hindi: इडाहो m (iḍāho)
• Hungarian: Idaho (hu)
• Italian: Idaho (it) m
• Japanese: アイダホ州 (Aidaho shū)
• Khmer: អៃដាហូ (ʼaydaahou)
• Korean: 아이다호 (Aidaho)
• Latvian: Aidaho
• Limburgish: Idaho
• Lithuanian: Aidahas m
• Macedonian: А́јдахо n (Ájdaho)
• Maltese: Idaħo
• Navajo: Nímasii Kʼidadilyéhé Hahoodzo
• Occitan: Idaho (oc) m
• Persian: آیداهو‎ (âydâho)
• Polish: Idaho (pl) n
• Portuguese: Idaho (pt) m
• Russian: Айда́хо (ru) m (Ajdáxo)
• Slovak: Idaho
• Spanish: Idaho (es) m
• Thai: ไอดาโฮ (ai-daa-hôo)
• Turkish: Idaho
• Ukrainian: А́йдаго m (Ájdaho)
• Uyghur: ئايداخو‎ (aydaxo)
• Yiddish: אײַדאַהאָ‎ (aydaho)

Noun

Idaho (plural Idahos)

1. In full Idaho potato: a variety of potato grown in Idaho, especially the Russet Burbank.

Translations

variety of potato grown in Idaho

Further reading

• Idaho on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “Idaho, proper n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• hoida

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Idaho.

Proper noun

Idaho (genitive Idahos)

1. Idaho (a state of the United States)

Esperanto

Idaho

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iˈdaho]
• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aho
• Hyphenation: I‧da‧ho

Proper noun

Idaho (accusative Idahon)

1. Idaho (a state of the United States)

See also

	Kanado ∙ Montano
Vaŝingtonio Oregono		Vajomingo
	Nevado ∙ Utaho

Finnish

Etymology

From English Idaho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈidɑho/, [ˈidɑɦo̞]
• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯dɑho/, [ˈɑi̯dɑɦo̞]
• Rhymes: -idɑho
• Syllabification^(key): I‧da‧ho

Proper noun

Idaho

1. Idaho (a state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Idaho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Idaho	—
genitive		Idahon	—
partitive		Idahoa	—
illative		Idahoon	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Idaho	—
accusative	nom.	Idaho	—
	gen.	Idahon
genitive		Idahon	—
partitive		Idahoa	—
inessive		Idahossa	—
elative		Idahosta	—
illative		Idahoon	—
adessive		Idaholla	—
ablative		Idaholta	—
allative		Idaholle	—
essive		Idahona	—
translative		Idahoksi	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		Idahotta	—
comitative		—	—

Possessive forms of Idaho (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Idahoni	Idahomme
2nd person	Idahosi	Idahonne
3rd person	Idahonsa

Derived terms

• idahonsiiseli
• idahontaskurotta

Anagrams

• hoida

French

Proper noun

Idaho m

1. Idaho

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Idaho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaj.da.o/
• Rhymes: -ajdao

Proper noun

Idaho m

1. Idaho (a state of the United States)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Idaho, possibly from Plains Apache ídaahȩ́́ (“Comanche”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ajˈdɛ.xɔw/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛxɔw
• Syllabification: I‧da‧ho

Proper noun

Idaho n (indeclinable)

1. Idaho (a state of the United States)

Further reading

• Idaho in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Idaho in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Idaho m

1. Idaho (a state of the United States)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈidaɦo]
• IPA^(key): [ˈajdaɦo]

Proper noun

Idaho n (genitive singular Idaha, declension pattern of mesto)

1. Idaho (a state of the United States)

References

• Idaho in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaidaxo/ [ˈai̯.ð̞a.xo]
• Rhymes: -aidaxo
• Syllabification: I‧da‧ho

Proper noun

Idaho m

1. Idaho (a state of the United States)

Related terms

• idahonés

See also

• Idaho on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es