Ирина

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)

1. a female given name 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

Transliterations

• English: Irina
• Estonian: Irina
• Finnish: Irina
• German: Irina
• Latvian: Irina