Irena
Translingual
Proper noun
Irena f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Irenidae – fairy bluebirds.
References
- Irena (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Irena on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɪrɛna]
Proper noun
Irena f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Irene
Declension
Declension of Irena (hard feminine)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Irena | Ireny |
| genitive | Ireny | Iren |
| dative | Ireně | Irenám |
| accusative | Irenu | Ireny |
| vocative | Ireno | Ireny |
| locative | Ireně | Irenách |
| instrumental | Irenou | Irenami |
Faroese
Proper noun
Irena f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- Irena's son: Irenuson
- Irena's daughter: Irenudóttir
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | |
| nominative | Irena |
| accusative | Irenu |
| dative | Irenu |
| genitive | Irenu |
Lithuanian
Proper noun
Irena f
- a female given name
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Īrēnē, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈrɛ.na/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛna
- Syllabification: I‧re‧na
Proper noun
Irena f (male equivalent Ireneusz, diminutive Irenka)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Irene
Declension
Declension of Irena
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Irena | Ireny |
| genitive | Ireny | Iren |
| dative | Irenie | Irenom |
| accusative | Irenę | Ireny |
| instrumental | Ireną | Irenami |
| locative | Irenie | Irenach |
| vocative | Ireno | Ireny |
Further reading
- Irena in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”).
Proper noun
Irena f (Cyrillic spelling Ирена)
- a female given name from Greek, equivalent to English Irene
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /irena/, [ˈirena]
- Rhymes: -ena
- Hyphenation: I‧re‧na
Proper noun
Irena f (diminutive Ira or Irča or Ika or Irenka)
- a female given name
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Irena | Ireny |
| genitive | Ireny | Irien |
| dative | Irene | Irenám |
| accusative | Irenu | Ireny |
| locative | Irene | Irenách |
| instrumental | Irenou | Irenami |
Further reading
- “Irena”, 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, 2003–2026