Iairus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρος (Iáïros), derived from Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (Ya'ir).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /i̯aˈiː.rus/, [i̯äˈiːrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /jaˈi.rus/, [jäˈiːrus]

Proper noun

Iaīrus m sg (genitive Iaīrī); second declension

1. (biblical) Jair

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Iaīrus
Genitive	Iaīrī
Dative	Iaīrō
Accusative	Iaīrum
Ablative	Iaīrō
Vocative	Iaīre

Descendants

• Franco-Provençal: Jaïr
• Padanian:
  • Gallo-Italic
    • Ligurian: Giàiro
    • Piedmontese: Giairo
  • Rhaeto-Romance
    • Friulian: Gjaîr
    • Ladin: Jair
    • Romansch: Jair
• Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italian: Giairo, Iairo
  • Sicilian: Giairu
  • Corsican: Ghjaìru
• Old French:
  • French: Jaïre
  • Norman: Jair
  • Walloon: Jayire
• Old Occitan:
  • Occitan: Jaire

    Provençal: Jaïr

  • Catalan: Jaire
• West Iberian
  • Old Galician-Portuguese:
    • Galician: Iair
    • Portuguese: Jair
  • Old Leonese:
    • Asturian: Xairu
    • Extremaduran: Jairu
    • Leonese: Xairu
    • Mirandese: Jair
  • Old Spanish: Jayr
    • Spanish: Jairo
• Insular Romance
  • Sardinian: Jairu

Borrowings

• → Germanic:
  • → North Germanic:
    • → Old Norse: Jair
      • Icelandic: Jaír
      • Faroese: Jáir
      • Norwegian:
        • Norwegian Bokmål: Ja'ir
        • Norwegian Nynorsk: Ja'ir
      • Swedish: Jair
      • Danish: Jair
  • → West Germanic:
    • Middle Low German: Jayr
      • German Low German: Jair
      • Dutch Low Saxon: Jaïr
    • → Old English: Iāirus
      • Middle English: Iair
        • English: Jair
        • Scots: Jair
    • → Old High German: Yairus
      • Middle High German: Iair (see there for further descendants)
    • → Old Dutch: Jaïr

Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Iaīrus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρος (Iáïros), derived from Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (Ya'ir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.ɑː.i.rus/

Proper noun

Iāirus m

1. (biblical) Jair
   • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 5:22

     And ða com ꞅũ oꝼ heah-ᵹeꞅamnunᵹũ, Iai ᫍuꞅ hāꞆꞆe;

     Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came

Descendants

• Middle English: Iair
  • English: Jair
  • Scots: Jair