Down

See also: down and down-

English

Etymology

From Irish dún (“fortress, stronghold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daʊn/
• Rhymes: -aʊn
• Homophone: down

Proper noun

Down

1. One of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland, usually known as County Down.
2. A surname.

Translations

county in Northern Ireland

• Irish: an Dún m, Contae an Dúin m

Derived terms

• Down's syndrome
• Down syndrome
• Hill of Down

 

References

• Placenames Database of Ireland

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Down”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 485.
• Forebears

Anagrams

• nowd

Portuguese

Noun

Down f (uncountable)

1. (informal) Ellipsis of síndrome de Down.