Idaho

English

WOTD – 3 July 2021

Etymology

A map of the United States with the state of Idaho (proper noun sense) indicated in red.

Russet Burbank potatoes, a type of Idaho potato (common noun sense).

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); 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), but evidence suggests that there was use of the name in Colorado pre-dating Willing’s arrival in the West in 1859.

The common noun (“type of potato”) is derived from the name of the state.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪdəhəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ/

• Audio (General American):

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• Hyphenation: Ida‧ho

Proper noun

Idaho

1. A state in the western United States. Capital and largest city: Boise.
2. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Ohio, United States, named for Idaho Territory.
3. University of Idaho

Derived terms

• ID
• Idahoan
• Idaho City
• Idaho County
• Idaho Falls
• Idaho Springs
• Idaho stop

 

Translations

state of the United States

• Armenian: Այդահո (hy) (Aydaho)
• Burmese: အိုင်ဒါဟို (uingdahui)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 愛達荷 / 爱达荷 (zh) (Àidáhé)

• Czech: Idaho (cs) n
• Danish: Idaho
• Esperanto: Idaho
• Finnish: Idaho (fi)
• French: Idaho (fr) m
• Galician: Idaho (gl) m
• Georgian: აიდაჰო (aidaho)
• German: Idaho (de)
• Greek: Αϊντάχο (el) n (Aïntácho)
• Hebrew: אידהו (he) f
• Hindi: इडाहो m (iḍāho)
• Hungarian: Idaho (hu)
• Italian: Idaho (it) m
• Japanese: アイダホ州 (Aidaho shū)
• Khmer: អៃដាហូ (ʼaydaahou)
• Korean: 아이다호 (Aidaho)
• Lao: ໄອດາໂຮ (ʼai dā hō)
• Latvian: Aidaho
• Limburgish: Idaho
• Lithuanian: Aidahas m
• Macedonian: А́јдахо n (Ájdaho)
• Maltese: Idaħo
• Navajo: Nímasii Kʼidadilyéhé Hahoodzo
• Occitan: Idaho (oc) m
• Persian: آیداهو (âydâho)
• Polish: Idaho (pl) n
• Portuguese: Idaho (pt) m
• Russian: Айда́хо (ru) m (Ajdáxo)
• Slovak: Idaho
• Spanish: Idaho (es) m
• Thai: ไอดาโฮ (ai-daa-hoo)
• Turkish: Idaho
• Ukrainian: А́йдаго m (Ájdaho)
• Uyghur: ئايداخو (aydaxo)
• Yiddish: אײַדאַהאָ (aydaho)

Noun

Idaho (plural Idahos)

1. In full Idaho potato: a variety of potato grown in Idaho, especially the Russet Burbank.

Translations

variety of potato grown in Idaho

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)

1. Idaho (a state of the United States)

Esperanto

Idaho

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iˈdaho]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aho
• Hyphenation: I‧da‧ho

Proper noun

Idaho (accusative Idahon)

1. 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/, [ˈidɑ̝ɦo̞]
• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯dɑho/, [ˈɑ̝i̯dɑ̝ɦo̞]
• Rhymes: -idɑho
• Hyphenation^(key): I‧da‧ho

Proper noun

Idaho

1. Idaho (a state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Idaho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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	—
abessive		Idahotta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Idaho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Idahoni — accusative nom. Idahoni — gen. Idahoni genitive Idahoni — partitive Idahoani — inessive Idahossani — elative Idahostani — illative Idahooni — adessive Idahollani — ablative Idaholtani — allative Idaholleni — essive Idahonani — translative Idahokseni — abessive Idahottani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Idahosi — accusative nom. Idahosi — gen. Idahosi genitive Idahosi — partitive Idahoasi — inessive Idahossasi — elative Idahostasi — illative Idahoosi — adessive Idahollasi — ablative Idaholtasi — allative Idahollesi — essive Idahonasi — translative Idahoksesi — abessive Idahottasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Idahomme — accusative nom. Idahomme — gen. Idahomme genitive Idahomme — partitive Idahoamme — inessive Idahossamme — elative Idahostamme — illative Idahoomme — adessive Idahollamme — ablative Idaholtamme — allative Idahollemme — essive Idahonamme — translative Idahoksemme — abessive Idahottamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Idahonne — accusative nom. Idahonne — gen. Idahonne genitive Idahonne — partitive Idahoanne — inessive Idahossanne — elative Idahostanne — illative Idahoonne — adessive Idahollanne — ablative Idaholtanne — allative Idahollenne — essive Idahonanne — translative Idahoksenne — abessive Idahottanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Idahonsa — accusative nom. Idahonsa — gen. Idahonsa genitive Idahonsa — partitive Idahoaan Idahoansa — inessive Idahossaan Idahossansa — elative Idahostaan Idahostansa — illative Idahoonsa — adessive Idahollaan Idahollansa — ablative Idaholtaan Idaholtansa — allative Idaholleen Idahollensa — essive Idahonaan Idahonansa — translative Idahokseen Idahoksensa — abessive Idahottaan Idahottansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• idahonsiiseli
• idahontaskurotta

 

Anagrams

• hoida

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Idaho m

1. Idaho

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Idaho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaj.da.o/
• Rhymes: -ajdao

Proper noun

Idaho m

1. Idaho (a state of the United States)

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Idaho, possibly from Plains Apache ídaahȩ́́ (“Comanche”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ajˈdɛ.xɔw/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛxɔw
• Syllabification: I‧da‧ho

Proper noun

Idaho n (indeclinable)

1. Idaho (a state of the United States)

Further reading

• Idaho in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Idaho m

1. Idaho (a state of the United States)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈidaɦɔ]
• IPA^(key): [ˈajdaɦɔ]

Proper noun

Idaho n (genitive singular Idaha, declension pattern of mesto)

1. Idaho (a state of the United States)

References

• “Idaho”, 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, 2003–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaidaxo/ [ˈai̯.ð̞a.xo]
• Rhymes: -aidaxo
• Syllabification: I‧da‧ho

Proper noun

Idaho m

1. Idaho (a state of the United States)

Related terms

• idahonés

 

See also

• Idaho on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es