naira

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English

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Etymology

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A contraction of Nigeria, coined by Federal Commissioner for Finance Obafemi Awolowo.

Noun

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naira (plural nairas or naira)

  1. The official currency of Nigeria, which replaced the pound in 1973; the principal denomination of the currency, equal to 100 kobo.

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Anagrams

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From English naira.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑi̯rɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝i̯rɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑirɑ
  • Syllabification(key): nai‧ra

Noun

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naira

  1. naira (Nigeria's currency)

Declension

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Inflection of naira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative naira nairat
genitive nairan nairojen
partitive nairaa nairoja
illative nairaan nairoihin
singular plural
nominative naira nairat
accusative nom. naira nairat
gen. nairan
genitive nairan nairojen
nairain rare
partitive nairaa nairoja
inessive nairassa nairoissa
elative nairasta nairoista
illative nairaan nairoihin
adessive nairalla nairoilla
ablative nairalta nairoilta
allative nairalle nairoille
essive nairana nairoina
translative nairaksi nairoiksi
abessive nairatta nairoitta
instructive nairoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of naira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nairani nairani
accusative nom. nairani nairani
gen. nairani
genitive nairani nairojeni
nairaini rare
partitive nairaani nairojani
inessive nairassani nairoissani
elative nairastani nairoistani
illative nairaani nairoihini
adessive nairallani nairoillani
ablative nairaltani nairoiltani
allative nairalleni nairoilleni
essive nairanani nairoinani
translative nairakseni nairoikseni
abessive nairattani nairoittani
instructive
comitative nairoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nairasi nairasi
accusative nom. nairasi nairasi
gen. nairasi
genitive nairasi nairojesi
nairaisi rare
partitive nairaasi nairojasi
inessive nairassasi nairoissasi
elative nairastasi nairoistasi
illative nairaasi nairoihisi
adessive nairallasi nairoillasi
ablative nairaltasi nairoiltasi
allative nairallesi nairoillesi
essive nairanasi nairoinasi
translative nairaksesi nairoiksesi
abessive nairattasi nairoittasi
instructive
comitative nairoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nairamme nairamme
accusative nom. nairamme nairamme
gen. nairamme
genitive nairamme nairojemme
nairaimme rare
partitive nairaamme nairojamme
inessive nairassamme nairoissamme
elative nairastamme nairoistamme
illative nairaamme nairoihimme
adessive nairallamme nairoillamme
ablative nairaltamme nairoiltamme
allative nairallemme nairoillemme
essive nairanamme nairoinamme
translative nairaksemme nairoiksemme
abessive nairattamme nairoittamme
instructive
comitative nairoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nairanne nairanne
accusative nom. nairanne nairanne
gen. nairanne
genitive nairanne nairojenne
nairainne rare
partitive nairaanne nairojanne
inessive nairassanne nairoissanne
elative nairastanne nairoistanne
illative nairaanne nairoihinne
adessive nairallanne nairoillanne
ablative nairaltanne nairoiltanne
allative nairallenne nairoillenne
essive nairananne nairoinanne
translative nairaksenne nairoiksenne
abessive nairattanne nairoittanne
instructive
comitative nairoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative nairansa nairansa
accusative nom. nairansa nairansa
gen. nairansa
genitive nairansa nairojensa
nairainsa rare
partitive nairaansa nairojaan
nairojansa
inessive nairassaan
nairassansa
nairoissaan
nairoissansa
elative nairastaan
nairastansa
nairoistaan
nairoistansa
illative nairaansa nairoihinsa
adessive nairallaan
nairallansa
nairoillaan
nairoillansa
ablative nairaltaan
nairaltansa
nairoiltaan
nairoiltansa
allative nairalleen
nairallensa
nairoilleen
nairoillensa
essive nairanaan
nairanansa
nairoinaan
nairoinansa
translative nairakseen
nairaksensa
nairoikseen
nairoiksensa
abessive nairattaan
nairattansa
nairoittaan
nairoittansa
instructive
comitative nairoineen
nairoinensa

Anagrams

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Hausa

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nái.ràː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [néi.ràː]

Noun

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nair̃ā̀ f (plural nair̃ōr̃ī, possessed form nair̃àr̃)

  1. naira (currency of Nigeria)

Spanish

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Noun

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naira f (plural nairas)

  1. naira

Yoruba

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Etymology

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From English naira.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ná.í.ɾà/

Noun

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náírà

  1. naira (currency of Nigeria)