Idaho
English
Etymology
Uncertain; possibly from Plains Apache ídaahȩ́ (“Comanche”), though the Oxford English Dictionary states that the development of the state’s name from that word remains undocumented. The name Idaho was said to have been considered around 1860 for what was eventually called the Colorado Territory (now the state of Colorado) in 1861, and in 1863 was given to Idaho County (now part of Idaho);[1] the county was named after a steamship launched on the Columbia River in 1860.
The eccentric political lobbyist George Maurice Willing, Jr. (c. 1829 – 1874) claimed to have coined the name after a girl named Ida, though saying it was a Shoshoni term meaning “gem of the mountains” (no such term exists),[2] but evidence suggests that there was use of the name in Colorado pre-dating Willing’s arrival in the West in 1859.[1]
The common noun (“type of potato”) is derived from the name of the state.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈaɪdəhəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ/
Audio (GA) (file) - Hyphenation: Ida‧ho
Proper noun
Idaho
- A state in the western United States. Capital and largest city: Boise.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Pike County, Ohio, United States, named for Idaho Territory.
- University of Idaho
Derived terms
- ID
- Idahoan
- Idaho City
- Idaho County
- Idaho Falls
- Idaho Springs
Translations
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Noun
Idaho (plural Idahos)
- In full Idaho potato: a variety of potato grown in Idaho, especially the Russet Burbank.
Translations
See also
States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming |
Federal District: Washington, D.C. |
Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands |
References
- “Idaho, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, November 2010.
- First mentioned in William O[sborn] Stoddard (8 December 1875), “How Idaho was named”, in New-York Tribune, volume XXXV, issue 10,826, New York, N.Y.: Tribune Association, published 11 December 1875, OCLC 911366841, page 4, column 3.
Further reading
- Idaho on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “Idaho, proper n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams
- hoida
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Idaho.
Proper noun
Idaho (genitive Idahos)
- Idaho (a state of the United States)
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [iˈdaho]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -aho
- Hyphenation: I‧da‧ho
Proper noun
Idaho (accusative Idahon)
- Idaho (a state of the United States)
See also
Kanado ∙ Montano | ||
Vaŝingtonio Oregono | Vajomingo | |
Nevado ∙ Utaho |
Finnish
Etymology
From English Idaho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈidɑho/, [ˈidɑɦo̞]
- IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯dɑho/, [ˈɑi̯dɑɦo̞]
- Rhymes: -idɑho
- Syllabification(key): I‧da‧ho
Proper noun
Idaho
- Idaho (a state of the United States)
Declension
Inflection of Idaho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Idaho | — | |
genitive | Idahon | — | |
partitive | Idahoa | — | |
illative | Idahoon | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Idaho | — | |
accusative | nom. | Idaho | — |
gen. | Idahon | ||
genitive | Idahon | — | |
partitive | Idahoa | — | |
inessive | Idahossa | — | |
elative | Idahosta | — | |
illative | Idahoon | — | |
adessive | Idaholla | — | |
ablative | Idaholta | — | |
allative | Idaholle | — | |
essive | Idahona | — | |
translative | Idahoksi | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
abessive | Idahotta | — | |
comitative | — | — |
Possessive forms of Idaho (type valo) | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | Idahoni | Idahomme |
2nd person | Idahosi | Idahonne |
3rd person | Idahonsa |
Derived terms
- idahonsiiseli
- idahontaskurotta
Anagrams
- hoida
French
Proper noun
Idaho m
- Idaho
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English Idaho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaj.da.o/
- Rhymes: -ajdao
Proper noun
Idaho m
- Idaho (a state of the United States)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Idaho, possibly from Plains Apache ídaahȩ́́ (“Comanche”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ajˈdɛ.xɔw/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛxɔw
- Syllabification: I‧da‧ho
Proper noun
Idaho n (indeclinable)
- Idaho (a state of the United States)
Further reading
- Idaho in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Idaho in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Proper noun
Idaho m
- Idaho (a state of the United States)
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈidaɦo]
- IPA(key): [ˈajdaɦo]
Proper noun
Idaho n (genitive singular Idaha, declension pattern of mesto)
- Idaho (a state of the United States)
References
- Idaho in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaidaxo/ [ˈai̯.ð̞a.xo]
- Rhymes: -aidaxo
- Syllabification: I‧da‧ho
Proper noun
Idaho m
- Idaho (a state of the United States)
Related terms
- idahonés
See also
- Idaho on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es