Iordáin
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editThe modern form is borrowed directly from Latin Iordanēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”).
The traditional forms Iórnán, Orthannán are from Old Irish Iordanein, from the Latin accusative Iordanēn, from the Ancient Greek accusative Ἰορδάνην (Iordánēn).
The Aran form *Hórlán shows dissimilation of -nán to -lán as well as rebracketing of /h/ in the phrase Sruth Orthannáin (“River Jordan”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAn 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
editMutation
editradical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
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Iordáin | nIordáin | hIordáin | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Iórnán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Orṫannán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 138
Further reading
edit- “Iordáin”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Eorthanán, Orthan(n)án”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Órthannán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “Jordan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Iordáin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
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- Irish terms derived from Latin
- Irish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Irish terms derived from Biblical Hebrew
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
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- ga:Jordan
- ga:Countries in Asia
- ga:Countries
- ga:Rivers in Asia
- ga:Places in Israel
- ga:Places in Jordan
- ga:Places in Palestine