Iago

Translingual

Etymology

From the character in Shakespeare's Othello.

Proper noun

Iago m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Triakidae – houndsharks.

Hyponyms

References

English

Etymology

From Welsh, Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician Iago, from Latin Iācōbus (“James”), from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel”) and the Biblical account of the patriarch Jacob's birth in Genesis 25:26. Doublet of Yago, Jago, James, Jacob, Jacques, Diego, Santiago, and San Diego.

Proper noun

Iago

  1. A male given name.
  2. The villain of William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello; any similar villain or deceitful underling.

Anagrams

Galician

Etymology

From Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel of the foot”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈjaɡo/ [ˈjɑ.ɣ̞ʊ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈjaħo/ [ˈjɑ.ħʊ]

 
  • (standard) Rhymes: -aɡo
  • (gheada) Rhymes: -aħo

  • Hyphenation: Ia‧go

Proper noun

Iago m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob

References

  • “Iago” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “Iago” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Italian

Etymology

From English. Doublet of Giacomo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈja.ɡo/
  • Rhymes: -aɡo
  • Hyphenation: Ià‧go

Proper noun

Iago m

  1. a male given name

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈja.ɡu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈja.ɡo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈja.ɡu/ [ˈja.ɣu]

  • Rhymes: -aɡu
  • Hyphenation: I‧a‧go

Proper noun

Iago m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝaɡo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝa.ɣ̞o]
  • IPA(key): (Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈjaɡo/ [ˈja.ɣ̞o]

  • Rhymes: -aɡo
  • Syllabification: Ia‧go

Proper noun

Iago m

  1. a male given name, variant of Yago
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