LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinevariously declined, first declension, third declension

Iordanēs

Iordanēs m sg (genitive Iordanae or Iordanis)
Classical[iˈɔr.da.neːs]Ecclesiastical[jorˈdaː.nes]

Meaning

  1. the river Jordan
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Jordanes
  3. Jordanes (a sixth-century historian)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeIordanēs—
genitiveIordanae
Iordanis		—
dativeIordanae
Iordanī		—
accusativeIordanēn
Iordanem		—
ablativeIordanē—
vocativeIordanē
Iordanēs		—

Jordānes and Jordānis, is, m.,
I. the Jordan, the principal river of Palestine, Tac. H. 5, 6; Lact. 4, 15, 2; Plin. 5, 15, 15, § 71.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), a borrowing from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén).

Descendants
  • EnglishJordanes
  • FrenchJordanès
  • ItalianGiordano

Quick answers

What does Iordanēs mean in Latin?
Iordanēs, a proper noun, means “the river Jordan; a male given name, equivalent to English Jordanes; Jordanes (a sixth-century historian)”.
What is the genitive of Iordanēs?
The genitive singular is Iordanae. Iordanēs is masculine, variously declined, first declension, third declension.
How do you pronounce Iordanēs?
In classical Latin, [iˈɔr.da.neːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [jorˈdaː.nes].