# Idaho
## English
### Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from Plains Apache ídaahȩ́ (“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); 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), but evidence suggests that there was use of the name in Colorado pre-dating Willing’s arrival in the West in 1859.
The common noun (“type of potato”) is derived from the name of the state.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈaɪdəhəʊ/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ/
* Audio (General American):(file)
* Hyphenation: Ida‧ho

### Proper noun

Idaho
* A state in the western United States. Capital and largest city: Boise.
* An unincorporated community in Pike County, Ohio, United States, named for Idaho Territory.
* University of Idaho

#### Derived terms

* ID
* Idahoan
* Idaho City
* Idaho County
* Idaho Falls
* Idaho Springs
* Idaho stop

#### Translations
### Noun

Idaho (plural Idahos)
* In full Idaho potato: a variety of potato grown in Idaho, especially the Russet Burbank.

#### Translations
### See also

Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text) :
* States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
* Federal district: Washington, D.C.
* Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

### References

* 1 2 3 “Idaho, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, November 2010.
* ↑ First mentioned in William O[sborn] Stoddard (1875 December 8) “How Idaho was named”, in New-York Tribune, volume XXXV, number 10,826, New York, N.Y.: Tribune Association, published 11 December 1875, →OCLC, page 4, column 3.

### Further reading

* Idaho on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* “Idaho, proper n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

### Anagrams

* hoida

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Idaho.

### Proper noun

Idaho (genitive Idahos)
* Idaho (a state in the western United States)

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [iˈdaho]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aho
* Hyphenation: I‧da‧ho

### Proper noun

Idaho (accusative Idahon)
* Idaho (a state in the western United States)

### See also

| | Kanado Montano | |
| Vaŝingtonio Oregono | | Vajomingo |
| | Nevado Utaho | |

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Idaho.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈidɑho/, [ˈidɑ̝ɦo̞]
* IPA: /ˈɑi̯dɑho/, [ˈɑ̝i̯dɑ̝ɦo̞]
* Rhymes: -idɑho
* Hyphenation: I‧da‧ho

### Proper noun

Idaho
* Idaho (a state in the western United States)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Idaho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Idahoni
accusative
nom.
Idahoni
gen.
Idahoni
genitive
Idahoni
partitive
Idahoani
inessive
Idahossani
elative
Idahostani
illative
Idahooni
adessive
Idahollani
ablative
Idaholtani
allative
Idaholleni
essive
Idahonani
translative
Idahokseni
abessive
Idahottani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Idahosi
accusative
nom.
Idahosi
gen.
Idahosi
genitive
Idahosi
partitive
Idahoasi
inessive
Idahossasi
elative
Idahostasi
illative
Idahoosi
adessive
Idahollasi
ablative
Idaholtasi
allative
Idahollesi
essive
Idahonasi
translative
Idahoksesi
abessive
Idahottasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Idahomme
accusative
nom.
Idahomme
gen.
Idahomme
genitive
Idahomme
partitive
Idahoamme
inessive
Idahossamme
elative
Idahostamme
illative
Idahoomme
adessive
Idahollamme
ablative
Idaholtamme
allative
Idahollemme
essive
Idahonamme
translative
Idahoksemme
abessive
Idahottamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Idahonne
accusative
nom.
Idahonne
gen.
Idahonne
genitive
Idahonne
partitive
Idahoanne
inessive
Idahossanne
elative
Idahostanne
illative
Idahoonne
adessive
Idahollanne
ablative
Idaholtanne
allative
Idahollenne
essive
Idahonanne
translative
Idahoksenne
abessive
Idahottanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Idahonsa
accusative
nom.
Idahonsa
gen.
Idahonsa
genitive
Idahonsa
partitive
Idahoaan Idahoansa
inessive
Idahossaan Idahossansa
elative
Idahostaan Idahostansa
illative
Idahoonsa
adessive
Idahollaan Idahollansa
ablative
Idaholtaan Idaholtansa
allative
Idaholleen Idahollensa
essive
Idahonaan Idahonansa
translative
Idahokseen Idahoksensa
abessive
Idahottaan Idahottansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* idahonsiiseli
* idahontaskurotta

### Anagrams

* hoida

## French
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Idaho m
* Idaho (a state in the western United States)

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Idaho.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaj.da.o/
* Rhymes: -ajdao

### Proper noun

Idaho m
* Idaho (a state in the western United States)

## Polish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ajˈdɛ.xɔw/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛxɔw
* Syllabification: I‧da‧ho

### Proper noun

Idaho n (indeclinable)
* Idaho (a state in the western United States)

### Further reading

* Idaho in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Idaho m
* Idaho (a state in the western United States)

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈidaɦɔ]
* IPA: [ˈajdaɦɔ]

### Proper noun

Idaho n (genitive singular Idaha, declension pattern of mesto)
* Idaho (a state in the western United States)

### References

* “Idaho”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaidaxo/ [ˈai̯.ð̞a.xo]
* Rhymes: -aidaxo
* Syllabification: I‧da‧ho

### Proper noun

Idaho m
* Idaho (a state in the western United States)

#### Related terms

* idahonés

### See also

* Idaho on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{es}$