Iordáin
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Iordanēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”).
Proper noun
editAn Iordáin f (genitive na hIordáine)
- Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; official name: Ríocht Haisimíteach na hIordáine)
- Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)
Derived terms
editMutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Iordáin | nIordáin | hIordáin | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- “Jordan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Iordáin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm