Ida
English
editEtymology 1
editShort form of obsolete names beginning with Germanic īd "work", used for both sexes in medieval England. It was revived in the 19th century, partly mistaken for a Greek name, for the Mount Ida of classical mythology.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editIda
- A female given name from the Germanic languages.
- 1809, Sydney Owenson, Woman, or, Ida of Athens, page 127:
- "Ida!!!"
"It is not a common, but an ancient name in Greece", said the diako,"and was borne by the wife of Lycastus and the mother of the Cretan Minos."
Osmyn blushed to have been over-heard, and suffered his heart alone to repeat again the sweet and simple name of "Ida".
- 1938, Graham Greene, Brighton Rock, Compact Books, published 1993, →ISBN, page 16:
- That's what they called me," she said. "My real name's Ida." The old and vulgarised Grecian name recovered a little dignity
- 2002, Joyce Carol Oates, I'l Take You There, Fourth Estate, published 2003, →ISBN, page 18:
- "Ida" - the name was magical to me. In whispers, in the dark. Beneath bedcovers. Forehead pressed to a windowpane coated with frost. "Ida". What a strange, beautiful name: I could not say it often enough: it was easy to confuse "Ida" with "I" - - -
Usage notes
edit- Fairly common given name in the 19th century, but rare in the English-speaking world today.
Related terms
editTranslations
editEtymology 2
editTwo possible origins:
- Borrowed from Japanese 井田 (Ida, “rice paddy by the well”).
- Matronymic surname from the female given name Ida.
Proper noun
editIda (plural Idas)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ida is the 41038th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 531 individuals. Ida is most common among White (51.98%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (40.3%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ida”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 224.
Etymology 3
editFrom Ancient Greek Ἴδη (Ídē).
Proper noun
editIda
- (Greek mythology) Name of two sacred mountains situated in present-day Turkey and Crete, also called Mount Ida.
Derived terms
editEtymology 4
editProper noun
editIda
- A river in eastern Slovakia.
Anagrams
editCzech
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editIda f
- a female given name, equivalent to German Ida
Declension
editDanish
editEtymology
editProper noun
editIda
- a female given name
- 1835, Hans Christian Andersen, translated by Little Ida's Flowers, Den lille Idas blomster:
- "Mine stakkels blomster er ganske døde!" sagte den lille Ida.
- "My poor flowers, you are wither'd!" said little Ida.
Usage notes
edit- Popular in the 19th century and recently back in fashion.
- H.C. Andersen's Little Ida (see the quotation) was actually named Adelaide Brun.
References
edit- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 22 062 females with the given name Ida have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 2000s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Dutch
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editIda f
- a female given name
Faroese
editProper noun
editIda f
- a female given name
Usage notes
editMatronymics
- son of Ida: Iduson
- daughter of Ida: Idudóttir
Declension
editSingular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Ida |
Accusative | Idu |
Dative | Idu |
Genitive | Idu |
German
editEtymology
editName of early female saints, shortened from compound given names beginning with Germanic element Ida-, Idu-. The meaning is debated, possibly cognate with the Old Norse ið (“work”), or related to the goddess Iðunn. Since its revival in the 19th century also used as a diminutive of Adelaide.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editIda
- a female given name
Hungarian
editEtymology
editOf Germanic origin. See German Ida.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editIda
- a female given name
Declension
editInflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Ida | Idák |
accusative | Idát | Idákat |
dative | Idának | Idáknak |
instrumental | Idával | Idákkal |
causal-final | Idáért | Idákért |
translative | Idává | Idákká |
terminative | Idáig | Idákig |
essive-formal | Idaként | Idákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Idában | Idákban |
superessive | Idán | Idákon |
adessive | Idánál | Idáknál |
illative | Idába | Idákba |
sublative | Idára | Idákra |
allative | Idához | Idákhoz |
elative | Idából | Idákból |
delative | Idáról | Idákról |
ablative | Idától | Idáktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Idáé | Idáké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Idáéi | Idákéi |
Possessive forms of Ida | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Idám | Idáim |
2nd person sing. | Idád | Idáid |
3rd person sing. | Idája | Idái |
1st person plural | Idánk | Idáink |
2nd person plural | Idátok | Idáitok |
3rd person plural | Idájuk | Idáik |
Igala
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editÍdá
- Idah (a city in Nigeria), the capital city of the Ígáláà people
- (historical) the capital of the Igala Kingdom
Descendants
edit- English: Idah
Italian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editIda f
- a female given name, equivalent to German Ida
Anagrams
editLatin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Ἴδη (Ídē).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈiː.da/, [ˈiːd̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.da/, [ˈiːd̪ä]
Proper noun
editĪda f sg (genitive Īdae); first declension
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Īda |
Genitive | Īdae |
Dative | Īdae |
Accusative | Īdam |
Ablative | Īdā |
Vocative | Īda |
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “Ida”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ida in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Ida”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Norwegian
editEtymology
editFrom German Ida. First recorded in Norway in 1660, but not in general use before the 19th century.
Proper noun
editIda
- a female given name
Usage notes
edit- Popular in the 19th century and once again today. The most common name of girls born in Norway in the 1990s.
References
editPolish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editProper noun
editIda f
- a female given name from German, equivalent to English Ida
Declension
editEtymology 2
editLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἴδη (Ídē).
Proper noun
editIda f
Declension
editFurther reading
editPortuguese
editPronunciation
edit
Proper noun
editIda f
- a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Ida
Slovak
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editIda f (genitive singular Idy, nominative plural Idy, declension pattern of žena)
- a female given name
Declension
editFurther reading
edit- “Ida”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom German Ida. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1351, but not in general use before the 19th century.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editIda c (genitive Idas)
- a female given name
References
edit- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 48 005 females with the given name Ida living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with frequency peaks in the 19th century and in the 2000s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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