Iordanes
Latin
Alternative forms
- Jordanes
- Iordānis (used in Lhomond's Epitome)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), a borrowing from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /iˈor.da.neːs/, [iˈɔrd̪äneːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /jorˈda.nes/, [jorˈd̪äːnes] or IPA(key): /ˈjor.da.nes/, [ˈjɔrd̪änes]
View of the river
Proper noun
Iordanēs m sg (variously declined, genitive Iordanae or Iordanis); first declension, third declension
- the river Jordan
- a male given name, equivalent to English Jordanes
- Jordanes (a sixth-century historian)
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Iordanēs |
| Genitive | Iordanae |
| Dative | Iordanae |
| Accusative | Iordanēn |
| Ablative | Iordanē |
| Vocative | Iordanē |
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Iordanēs |
| Genitive | Iordanis |
| Dative | Iordanī |
| Accusative | Iordanem |
| Ablative | Iordane |
| Vocative | Iordanēs |
Descendants
- English: Jordanes
- French: Jordanès
- Italian: Giordano