Jelena

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See also: jeleňa, Jeļena, and Jeļenā

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian Еле́на (Jeléna), from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Doublet of Helen and Ellen.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Jelena

  1. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Еле́на (Jeléna), equivalent to Helen.

Etymology 2

Blend of Justin +‎ Selena.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Jelena

  1. (slang) The couple consisting of celebrities Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez.
    • 2012 November 29, Brittany Lander, “Bieber BreakUp (Boo-Hoo)”, in Red & Black, volume 104, number 11, Washington & Jefferson College, page 17:
      Jelena” ended their almost two year relationship just a week ago when, as reports state, Justin wouldn't “be her boyfriend” any more.
    • 2013, Nadia Higgins, Justin Bieber: Pop and R & B Idol, Lerner Publications Company, →ISBN, page 26:
      By fall 2011, “Jelena”—the cosmically cute combo of Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez—was official.
    • 2014 January 8, “Trending”, in The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan, page 3B:
      On Jan. 4, Justin Bieber posted a picture — an usie — on Instagram of him and Selena Gomez, captioned “Love the way you look at me.” Only time and paparazzi will tell if Jelena will once again go strong.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Jelena.

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Еле́на (Jeléna), from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Doublet of Helena.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Jelena (genitive , partitive )

  1. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Еле́на (Jeléna), equivalent to Helen.

Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Еле́на (Jeléna), from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Doublet of Helena.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Jelena

  1. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Еле́на (Jeléna), equivalent to Helen.

Declension

Inflection of Jelena (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Jelena Jelenat
genitive Jelenan Jelenoiden
Jelenoitten
partitive Jelenaa Jelenoita
illative Jelenaan Jelenoihin
singular plural
nominative Jelena Jelenat
accusative nom. Jelena Jelenat
gen. Jelenan
genitive Jelenan Jelenoiden
Jelenoitten
Jelenain rare
partitive Jelenaa Jelenoita
inessive Jelenassa Jelenoissa
elative Jelenasta Jelenoista
illative Jelenaan Jelenoihin
adessive Jelenalla Jelenoilla
ablative Jelenalta Jelenoilta
allative Jelenalle Jelenoille
essive Jelenana Jelenoina
translative Jelenaksi Jelenoiksi
abessive Jelenatta Jelenoitta
instructive Jelenoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Jelena (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Jelenani Jelenani
accusative nom. Jelenani Jelenani
gen. Jelenani
genitive Jelenani Jelenoideni
Jelenoitteni
Jelenaini rare
partitive Jelenaani Jelenoitani
inessive Jelenassani Jelenoissani
elative Jelenastani Jelenoistani
illative Jelenaani Jelenoihini
adessive Jelenallani Jelenoillani
ablative Jelenaltani Jelenoiltani
allative Jelenalleni Jelenoilleni
essive Jelenanani Jelenoinani
translative Jelenakseni Jelenoikseni
abessive Jelenattani Jelenoittani
instructive
comitative Jelenoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Jelenasi Jelenasi
accusative nom. Jelenasi Jelenasi
gen. Jelenasi
genitive Jelenasi Jelenoidesi
Jelenoittesi
Jelenaisi rare
partitive Jelenaasi Jelenoitasi
inessive Jelenassasi Jelenoissasi
elative Jelenastasi Jelenoistasi
illative Jelenaasi Jelenoihisi
adessive Jelenallasi Jelenoillasi
ablative Jelenaltasi Jelenoiltasi
allative Jelenallesi Jelenoillesi
essive Jelenanasi Jelenoinasi
translative Jelenaksesi Jelenoiksesi
abessive Jelenattasi Jelenoittasi
instructive
comitative Jelenoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Jelenamme Jelenamme
accusative nom. Jelenamme Jelenamme
gen. Jelenamme
genitive Jelenamme Jelenoidemme
Jelenoittemme
Jelenaimme rare
partitive Jelenaamme Jelenoitamme
inessive Jelenassamme Jelenoissamme
elative Jelenastamme Jelenoistamme
illative Jelenaamme Jelenoihimme
adessive Jelenallamme Jelenoillamme
ablative Jelenaltamme Jelenoiltamme
allative Jelenallemme Jelenoillemme
essive Jelenanamme Jelenoinamme
translative Jelenaksemme Jelenoiksemme
abessive Jelenattamme Jelenoittamme
instructive
comitative Jelenoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Jelenanne Jelenanne
accusative nom. Jelenanne Jelenanne
gen. Jelenanne
genitive Jelenanne Jelenoidenne
Jelenoittenne
Jelenainne rare
partitive Jelenaanne Jelenoitanne
inessive Jelenassanne Jelenoissanne
elative Jelenastanne Jelenoistanne
illative Jelenaanne Jelenoihinne
adessive Jelenallanne Jelenoillanne
ablative Jelenaltanne Jelenoiltanne
allative Jelenallenne Jelenoillenne
essive Jelenananne Jelenoinanne
translative Jelenaksenne Jelenoiksenne
abessive Jelenattanne Jelenoittanne
instructive
comitative Jelenoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Jelenansa Jelenansa
accusative nom. Jelenansa Jelenansa
gen. Jelenansa
genitive Jelenansa Jelenoidensa
Jelenoittensa
Jelenainsa rare
partitive Jelenaansa Jelenoitaan
Jelenoitansa
inessive Jelenassaan
Jelenassansa
Jelenoissaan
Jelenoissansa
elative Jelenastaan
Jelenastansa
Jelenoistaan
Jelenoistansa
illative Jelenaansa Jelenoihinsa
adessive Jelenallaan
Jelenallansa
Jelenoillaan
Jelenoillansa
ablative Jelenaltaan
Jelenaltansa
Jelenoiltaan
Jelenoiltansa
allative Jelenalleen
Jelenallensa
Jelenoilleen
Jelenoillensa
essive Jelenanaan
Jelenanansa
Jelenoinaan
Jelenoinansa
translative Jelenakseen
Jelenaksensa
Jelenoikseen
Jelenoiksensa
abessive Jelenattaan
Jelenattansa
Jelenoittaan
Jelenoittansa
instructive
comitative Jelenoineen
Jelenoinensa

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Еле́на (Jeléna), from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Doublet of Helene.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Jelena f (genitive Jelenas or Jelena)

  1. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Еле́на (Jeléna), equivalent to Helen.

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Елена (Jelena).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Jelena

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Helen

Declension

Declension of Jelena (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative Jelena Jelenat
genitive Jelenan Jelenoin
partitive Jelenaa Jelenoja
illative Jelenaa Jelenoihe
inessive Jelenaas Jelenois
elative Jelenast Jelenoist
allative Jelenalle Jelenoille
adessive Jelenaal Jelenoil
ablative Jelenalt Jelenoilt
translative Jelenaks Jelenoiks
essive Jelenanna, Jelenaan Jelenoinna, Jelenoin
exessive1) Jelenant Jelenoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 104

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē).

Proper noun

Jelena f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Helen

Old Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈjɛlɛna/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈjɛlɛna/

Proper noun

Jelena f

  1. a female given name

Declension

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Jelena f (Cyrillic spelling Јелена)

  1. a female given name

Declension

Further reading

  • Jelena”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2024

Slovene

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Jelẹ̑na f

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Helen or Ellen

Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.