Ida

¹ American  

[ahy-duh] / ˈaɪ də /

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.”

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IDA ² American  

1. International Development Association.

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-ida ³ American  

Zoology.

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

   Arachnida.

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Ida. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Idaho.

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Ida ¹ British  

/ 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)

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Ida. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Idaho

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IDA ³ British  

abbreviation

1. International Development Association

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Etymology

Origin of -ida

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

Example Sentences

New projections signal a policy rate increase to 4.25%-4.5% by year-end, according to Governor Ida Wolden Bache.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The Committee judges that it will likely be necessary to raise the policy rate at one of the forthcoming monetary policy meetings,” Governor Ida Wolden Bache said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Before we know it, Ida has become the Bride: a walking, talking realization of the Monster’s companion, remixed from her 1935 cinematic progenitor and stricken with verbal outbursts in olde English every time Shelley’s ghost hits her with a “knock, knock.”

From Salon

Ida, after getting a little jump-start in the Euphronious lab, returns to life as the unnamed mate for “Frank,” as she calls him.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her accent alternates mid-sentence from city gal to snidely British, Ida loudly accusing a mob boss of murdering women.

From Los Angeles Times