Iordáin

Irish

Etymology

From Latin Iordanēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”).

Proper noun

An Iordáin f (genitive na hIordáine)

1. Jordan (country)

   Synonym: Ríocht Haisimíteach na hIordáine

2. the Jordan River

Derived terms

• Iordánach (“Jordanian”, adjective)
• Iordánach m (“Jordanian”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
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

• “Jordan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Iordáin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm