Ирина

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē), from εἰρήνη (eirḗnē, “peace”). Related to Ирине́й (Irinéj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iˈrinɐ]
• Rhymes: -inɐ
• Syllabification^(key): И‧ри‧на
• Hyphenation^(key): Ири‧на

Proper noun

Ири́на • (Irína) f (diminutive Ири́нка or Ре́ни)

1. a female given name, Irina, from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Irene

Declension

Declension of Ири́на

	singular	plural
indefinite	Ири́на Irína	Ири́ни Iríni
definite	—	Ири́ните Irínite
vocative form	Ири́но Iríno	Ири́ни Iríni

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iˈrina]

Proper noun

Ирина • (Irina) f

1. a female given name, variant of Ирена (Irena), equivalent to English Irene

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Carpathian Rusyn Ірина (Iryna), ultimately from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē). Related to Ириней (Irinej).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iˈrina]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: Ири‧на

Proper noun

Ирина (Irina) f

1. a female given name, Irina, from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Irene

Declension

Declension of Ирина (Irina)

	singular	plural
nominative	Ирина (Irina)	Ирини (Irini)
genitive	Ирини (Irini)	Иринох (Irinox)
dative	Ирини (Irini)	Ирином (Irinom)
accusative	Ирину (Irinu)	Ирини (Irini)
instrumental	Ирину (Irinu)	Иринами (Irinami)
locative	Ирини (Irini)	Иринох (Irinox)
vocative	Ирино / Ирин (Irino / Irin)	Ирини (Irini)

Russian

Ирина

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē), from εἰρήνη (eirḗnē, “peace”). Cognate with English Irene.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪˈrʲinə]

Proper noun

Ири́на • (Irína) f anim (genitive Ири́ны, nominative plural Ири́ны, genitive plural Ири́н, hypocorism И́ра)

1. a female given name, Irina, from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Irene

Declension

Declension of Ири́на (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	Ири́на Irína	Ири́ны Iríny
genitive	Ири́ны Iríny	Ири́н Irín
dative	Ири́не Iríne	Ири́нам Irínam
accusative	Ири́ну Irínu	Ири́н Irín
instrumental	Ири́ной, Ири́ною Irínoj, Irínoju	Ири́нами Irínami
prepositional	Ири́не Iríne	Ири́нах Irínax

Derived terms

• (Diminutives:) И́ра (Íra)
• (Endearing forms:) И́рочка (Íročka)
• (Pejorative forms:) И́рка (Írka)
• (Surnames:) Ири́нин (Irínin)

Related terms

• Арина (Arina)

Descendants

• → English: Irina (transliteration)
• → Belarusian: Ірына (Iryna) (transliteration)
• → Estonian: Irina (transliteration)
• → Finnish: Irina
• → German: Irina (transliteration)
• → Latvian: Irina (transliteration)
• → Ukrainian: Ірина (Iryna) (transliteration)