jordan
A vessel resembling a retort bulb or Florence flask with a truncated neck and flared…A vessel resembling a retort bulb or Florence flask with a truncated neck and flared mouth, used by medieval doctors and alchemists.
» "Weren't you there?" asked Mr Jordan.
"Warst nicht du dort?" fragte Herr Jordan.
«Разве ты там не был?» — спросил мистер Джордан.
"Хіба ти там не був?" - спитав містер Джордан.
Meaning
2 senses(obsolete)A vessel resembling a retort bulb or Florence flask with a truncated neck and flared mouth, used by medieval doctors and alchemists.
(obsolete)A chamber pot.
- an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea
- a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
Examples
68 sentences"Weren't you there?" asked Mr Jordan.
"Хіба ти там не був?" - спитав містер Джордан.
ru«Разве ты там не был?» — спросил мистер Джордан.
de"Warst nicht du dort?" fragte Herr Jordan.
"Yes, we have met before," said Mr Jordan.
"Так, ми зустрічалися раніше", - сказав містер Джордан.
ru«Да, мы встречались раньше», — сказал мистер Джордан.
de„Ja, wir sind uns schon einmal begegnet“, sagte Mr. Jordan.
The Jordan River is the only river flowing into the Dead Sea.
ruИордан - единственная река, впадающая в Мёртвое море.
deDer Jordan ist der einzige ins Tote Meer mündende Fluss.
Mr Jordan was a little surprised.
deHerr Jordan war leicht überrascht.
"No, I don't," said Mr Jordan.
ru«Я нет», — ответил мистер Джордан.
de„Nein“, sagte Mr. Jordan.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English jordan, from Latin jurdanus, unattested outside of England and of unceFrom Middle English jordan, from Latin jurdanus, unattested outside of England and of uncertain etymology. Usually derived from a clipped form of Jordan bottle, supposedly a bottle of curative water brought back from the River Jordan by Crusaders and pilgrims to the Holy Land, but this seems unsupported in its actual attestations. Its use for chamber pots may derive from the alchemical device having been used to hold urine.
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Forms
plural: jordansSynonyms
3 synonyms- an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea:Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan:Jordan River