Йордан

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic [Term?], from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɔrˈdan]

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Proper noun

Йорда́н • (Jordán) m inan (genitive Йорда́ну, uncountable)

1. 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)
2. (folklore) the folk festivities surrounding the feast of the Baptism of the Lord (January 19, N.S.); Theophany

Declension

Declension of Йорда́н (inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	Йорда́н Jordán
genitive	Йорда́ну Jordánu
dative	Йорда́нові, Йорда́ну Jordánovi, Jordánu
accusative	Йорда́н Jordán
instrumental	Йорда́ном Jordánom
locative	Йорда́ну, Йорда́ні Jordánu, Jordáni
vocative	Йорда́не Jordáne

Synonyms

• (holiday) Водохреща (Vodoxrešča) (water blessing), Теофанія (Teofanija) (Theophany), Явлення (Javlennja)/Богоявлення (Bohojavlennja) (Appearance), Епіфанія (Epifanija) (Epiphany)