Idaean

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adjective

Pertaining to Mount Ida, the name given to a mountain near ancient Troy, and to a mountain of Crete, sometimes held to be the birthplace of Zeus.

OriginLatin Idaeus ← Ancient Greek Ἰδαῖος →
First used 16th c.Scrabble 7
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Meanings

adjectiveIdaean (comparative more Idaean, superlative most Idaean)

comparative more Idaean · superlative most Idaean · alternative Idean · alternative archaic Idæan

  1. Pertaining to Mount Ida, the name given to a mountain near ancient Troy, and to a mountain of Crete, sometimes held to be the birthplace of Zeus.First known use 16th c.

    Where Ellen's hand had taught to twine / The ivy and Idaean vine […].

    1810, The Lady of the Lake, Walter Scott, 1.XXVI

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἸδαῖος
  2. LatinIdaeus
  3. EnglishIdaean

From Latin Idaeus (from Ancient Greek Ἰδαῖος (Idaîos)) + -an.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἰδαῖος
  • Ἰδαῖος (Idaîos)Translations
French idéen
  • idéenTranslations
German idäisch
  • idäischTranslations
Italian ideo
  • ideoTranslations
Latin Idaeus
  • IdaeusTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

adenia
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APA

Idaean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Idaean

MLA

“Idaean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Idaean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Idaean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Idaean.

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