Down
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Irish dún (“fortress, stronghold”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Down
- One of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland, usually known as County Down.
- A surname.
Translations[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Placenames Database of Ireland
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Down”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 485.
- Forebears
Anagrams[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Noun[edit]
Down f (uncountable)
- (informal) Ellipsis of síndrome de Down.
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- English terms derived from Irish
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/aʊn
- Rhymes:English/aʊn/1 syllable
- English terms with homophones
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:County Down, Northern Ireland
- en:Traditional counties of Northern Ireland
- en:Places in Northern Ireland
- English surnames
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese uncountable nouns
- Portuguese terms spelled with W
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- Portuguese informal terms
- Portuguese ellipses