Iordan

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjor.dɑn/, [ˈjorˠ.dɑn]

Proper noun

Iordan m

  1. the Jordan river in Asia

Descendants

  • English: Jordan

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Iordan m

  1. 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)

Descendants

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Иоръданъ (Iorŭdanŭ), from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, Jordan (river)).

Proper noun

Iordan m (genitive/dative lui Iordan)

  1. 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)
  2. Epiphany

Declension

Declension of Iordan
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative Iordan Iordanul
genitive-dative Iordan Iordanului
vocative Iordanule