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Etymology [ edit ]

Origin uncertain; possibly from Plains Apache ídaahȩ́́ (“Comanche”), though the Oxford English Dictionary states that the development of the state’s name from that word remains undocumented. The name Idaho was said to have been considered around 1860 for what was eventually called the Colorado Territory (now the state of Colorado) in 1861, and in 1863 was given to Idaho County (now part of Idaho);[1] the county was named after a steamship launched on the Columbia River in 1860.

The eccentric political lobbyist George Maurice Willing, Jr. (c. 1829 – 1874) claimed to have coined the name after a girl named Ida, though saying it was a Shoshoni term meaning “gem of the mountains” (no such term exists),[2] but evidence suggests that there was use of the name in Colorado pre-dating Willing’s arrival in the West in 1859.[1]

The common noun (“type of potato”) is derived from the name of the state.[1]

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Idaho

A state of the United States

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Noun [ edit ]

Idaho (plural Idahos)

In full Idaho potato: a variety of potato grown in Idaho, especially the Russet Burbank.

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variety of potato grown in Idaho

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Danish [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Borrowed from English Idaho.

Proper noun [ edit ]

Idaho (genitive Idahos)

Esperanto [ edit ]

Idaho

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Audio

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Idaho (accusative Idahon)

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Finnish [ edit ]

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Idaho

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Inflection of Idaho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) nominative Idaho — genitive Idahon — partitive Idahoa — illative Idahoon — singular plural nominative Idaho — accusative nom. Idaho — gen. Idahon genitive Idahon — partitive Idahoa — inessive Idahossa — elative Idahosta — illative Idahoon — adessive Idaholla — ablative Idaholta — allative Idaholle — essive Idahona — translative Idahoksi — instructive — — abessive Idahotta — comitative — —

Possessive forms of Idaho (type valo) possessor singular plural 1st person Idahoni Idahomme 2nd person Idahosi Idahonne 3rd person Idahonsa

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Italian [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From English Idaho.

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Idaho m

Polish [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From English Idaho, possibly from Plains Apache ídaahȩ́́ (“Comanche”).

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Idaho n (indeclinable)

Further reading [ edit ]

Idaho in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN

, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN Idaho in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese [ edit ]

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Idaho m

Spanish [ edit ]

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IPA(key): /ˈaidaxo/, [ˈai̯ðaxo]

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Idaho m

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