Iași

Iași

See also: Iasi and -iasi

English

Alternative forms

• Jassy

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian Iași.

Proper noun

Iași

1. A city in the region of Moldavia, in northeastern Romania.

Translations

city in Romania

French: Jassy German: Iași n, Jassy (de) n, Jaßenmarkt n (obsolete) Greek: Ιάσιο (el) n (Iásio) Hungarian: Jászvásár (hu) Italian: Jassi Latin: municipium Iasorum n Polish: Jassy (pl) pl

Portuguese: Iasi f, Iassi f Romanian: Iași (ro) Russian: Я́ссы (ru) pl (Jássy) Turkish: Yaş (tr) Ukrainian: Яси (Yasi) Yiddish: יאַס‎ (Yas)

Anagrams

• AISI

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Romanian

Alternative forms

• Iașii (obsolete)

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Iazyges, the Roman name of an ancient Sarmatian tribe that once lived in the area, or from a tribe of Alans known as the Jassi. Other proposals include ieși, the Romanian word for "to exit", as the city was an important trade node in the region.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [jaʃʲ]

Proper noun

Iași m pl or m

1. Iași (a city in Moldavia, in northeastern Romania)
2. A county of Romania.