Ida

¹

[ahy-duh]

noun

1. Turkish Kazdaği. Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5,810 feet (1,771 meters).

2. Modern Name Mount Psiloriti. the highest mountain in Crete. 8,058 feet (2,456 meters).

3. a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “happy.”

IDA

²

1. International Development Association.

-ida

³

Zoology.

1. a suffix of the names of orders and classes.

   Arachnida.

Ida.

⁴

abbreviation

1. Idaho.

Ida

¹

/ ˈaɪdə /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Idhi. a mountain in central Crete: the highest on the island; in ancient times associated with the worship of Zeus. Height: 2456 m (8057 ft)

2. Turkish name: Kaz Daği. a mountain in NW Turkey, southeast of the site of ancient Troy. Height: 1767 m (5797 ft)

Ida.

²

abbreviation

1. Idaho

IDA

³

abbreviation

1. International Development Association

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ida¹

< New Latin, taken as neuter plural of Latin -idēs offspring of < Greek; -id ¹

Example Sentences

"Raila hated dishonesty. He hated greed. The greed that has affected the fabric of our society," said Ida, Odinga's widow, in her speech.

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For more substantial fare, the book includes dinner dishes such as Aunt Ida’s Stuffed Cabbage and Kippered Salmon Mac & Cheese.

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He was all set to enroll that next fall at IMG Academy, the prep football factory in Florida, when Hurricane Ida tore through his family’s home that August, changing his course.

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Zurie Pope, a Times fellow with the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, contributed to this report.

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Anderson has four children with his wife, Maya Rudolph: daughters Pearl, 19; Lucille, 15; and Minnie Ida, 12; and a son, Jack, 14.

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