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Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic , from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Йорда́н • (Jordán) m inan (genitive Йорда́ну, uncountable)
- Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)
- (folklore) the folk festivities surrounding the feast of the Baptism of the Lord (January 19, N.S.); Theophany
Declension
Declension of Йорда́н (inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)
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