Down

See also: down and down-

English

Etymology

From Irish dún (“fortress, stronghold”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daʊn/
Rhymes: -aʊn
Homophone: down

Proper noun

Down

One of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland, usually known as County Down.
A surname.

Translations

county in Northern Ireland

Irish: an Dún m, Contae an Dúin m

Derived terms

References

Placenames Database of Ireland

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Down”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 485.
Forebears

Anagrams

nowd

Portuguese

Noun

Down f (uncountable)

(informal) Ellipsis of síndrome de Down.

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