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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