"Ida" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈaɪdə/
Etymology: Short 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. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ida
  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Related terms: Ide Translations (female given name): Ida [feminine] (Czech), Ida (Danish), Iida (Finnish), Ida (German), Ída [feminine] (Icelandic), Ida [feminine] (Italian), アイダ (english: Aida) (Japanese), 아이다 (english: Aida) (Korean), Ida (Norwegian), Ida [feminine] (Polish), Ida [feminine] (Portuguese), И́да (Ída) (Russian), Ida [feminine] (Sicilian), Ida (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Ida-en-name-z10~dBQY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 13 37 0 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 58 10 32 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Idas [plural]
Etymology: Two possible origins: * Borrowed from Japanese 井田 (Ida, “rice paddy by the well”). * Matronymic surname from the female given name Ida. Etymology templates: {{wp|Ida (surname)}}, {{bor|en|ja|井田|t=rice paddy by the well|tr=Ida}} Japanese 井田 (Ida, “rice paddy by the well”), {{m|en|Ida}} Ida Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Ida (plural Idas)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Ida-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἴδη (Ídē). Etymology templates: {{wp|Mount Ida}}, {{der|en|grc|Ἴδη}} Ancient Greek Ἴδη (Ídē) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ida
  1. (Greek mythology) Name of two sacred mountains situated in present-day Turkey and Crete, also called Mount Ida. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology Derived forms: Ida County, Ida Grove, Idean, Mount Ida
    Sense id: en-Ida-en-name-J6u17Tn7 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Slovak Ida. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sk|Ida}} Slovak Ida Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ida
  1. A river in eastern Slovakia. Categories (place): Places in Slovakia, Rivers in Slovakia
    Sense id: en-Ida-en-name-wMj8D6sr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

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  "word": "Ida"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English surnames from Japanese",
    "English surnames from matronymics",
    "English terms borrowed from Slovak",
    "English terms derived from Slovak",
    "English uncountable nouns"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 4,
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "sk",
        "3": "Ida"
      },
      "expansion": "Slovak Ida",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Slovak Ida.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Ida",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Slovakia",
        "en:Rivers in Slovakia"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A river in eastern Slovakia."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Slovakia",
          "Slovakia#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
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  "word": "Ida"
}

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