Iordanes
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), a borrowing from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [iˈɔr.da.neːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [jorˈd̪aː.nes], [ˈjɔr.d̪a.nes]
Proper noun
Iordanēs m sg (genitive Iordanae or Iordanis); variously declined, 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, nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Iordanēs |
| genitive | Iordanae |
| dative | Iordanae |
| accusative | Iordanēn |
| ablative | Iordanē |
| vocative | Iordanē |
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Iordanēs |
| genitive | Iordanis |
| dative | Iordanī |
| accusative | Iordanem |
| ablative | Iordane |
| vocative | Iordanēs |