Iordáin
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin Iordanēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”).
Proper noun
[edit]An 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
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Irish 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