Ain
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ain"
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Ain
- One of the départements of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Capital: Bourg-en-Bresse (INSEE code 01)
- A river in France which flows from the Jura Mountains into the Rhône River.
Translations
département
Anagrams
Estonian
Proper noun
Ain
- a male given name, variant of Hendrik
French
Etymology
Named after the River Ain, from Medieval Latin Hinnis, from earlier Igneus, of pre-Roman, probably Celtic, origin; perhaps Proto-Celtic *inn, itself likely related to the river River Inn (Latin Aenus), both related to *enios (“water”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”), found in many placenames such as the settlement Aenona.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ain m
- Ain (a department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)
- Ain (a river in eastern France)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Anne-Marie Vurpas et Claude Michel dans les Noms de lieux de l'Ain : Igneus (VIIIe siècle) "la rivière du feu"
- ^ Voir Arnaud Vendryes, "L'Ain : le nom d'une rivière à travers les sources" in Travaux de la Société d'Emulation du Jura, 2015, p. 147-168.
- ^ DNGI: Dizionario dei nomi geografici italiani, TEA, Torino 1992.
- ^ Otto Stolz: Geschichtskunde der Gewässer Tirols. Schlern-Schriften, Band 32, Innsbruck 1932, S. 6–14 und 83–88
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ain m
- Ain (a department of France)