Iași

English

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Alternative forms

• Jassy

Etymology

Romanian Iași

Proper noun

Iași

1. A city in the region of Moldavia in northeastern Romania.

Translations

city in Romania

• French: Jassy (fr)
• German: Iași (de) n, Jassy (de) n, Jaßenmarkt (de) n (obsolete)
• Greek: Ιάσιο (el) (Iásio) n
• Hungarian: Jászvásár (hu)
• Italian: Jassi (it)
• Latin: municipium Iasorum (la) n

• Polish: Jassy (pl) pl
• Romanian: Iaşi (ro)
• Russian: Яссы (ru) (Jássy) pl
• Turkish: Yaş (tr)
• Ukrainian: Яси (uk) (Yasi)
• Yiddish: יאס (yi) (Yas)

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Alternative forms

• Iașii (obsolete)

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Iazyges, the Roman name of an ancient Sarmatian tribe that once lived in the area, or from a tribe of Alans known as the Jassi. Other proposals include ieși, the Romanian word for "to exit", as the city was an important trade node in the region.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: [jaʃʲ]

Proper noun

Iași

1. A city in the region of Moldavia in northeastern Romania.