Irena

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See also: irena, Irēna, and Ireną

Translingual

Proper noun

Irena f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Irenidae – fairy-bluebirds.

References

Czech

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Irena f

  1. 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

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Irena: Irenuson
  • daughter of Irena: Irenudóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Irena
Accusative Irenu
Dative Irenu
Genitive Irenu

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Irena f

  1. a female given name

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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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)

  1. 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

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Irena f (genitive singular Ireny, nominative plural Ireny, declension pattern of žena)

  1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Irena
singular plural
nominative Irena Ireny
genitive Ireny Irien
dative Irene Irenám
accusative Irenu Ireny
locative Irene Irenách
instrumental Irenou Irenami

Derived terms

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, 2003–2024
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