Aira

See also: aira, aíra, and airá

Translingual

Aira cupaniana

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἶρα (aîra).

Proper noun

Aira f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – the hair grasses, native to Europe, Africa, and western Asia.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Poaceae – family; BOP clade - clade; Pooideae - subfamily; Aveneae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Aira praecox (yellow hairgrass, early hairgrass) - type species; for the numerous species see Aira on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Derived terms

• Airopsis

Further reading

• Aira on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Aira on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Aira on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Aira at USDA Plants database

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of Airi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯rɑ/, [ˈɑ̝i̯rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑirɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ai‧ra

Proper noun

Aira

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Aira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Aira	Airat
genitive		Airan	Airojen
partitive		Airaa	Airoja
illative		Airaan	Airoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Aira	Airat
accusative	nom.	Aira	Airat
	gen.	Airan
genitive		Airan	Airojen Airain rare
partitive		Airaa	Airoja
inessive		Airassa	Airoissa
elative		Airasta	Airoista
illative		Airaan	Airoihin
adessive		Airalla	Airoilla
ablative		Airalta	Airoilta
allative		Airalle	Airoille
essive		Airana	Airoina
translative		Airaksi	Airoiksi
abessive		Airatta	Airoitta
instructive		—	Airoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Aira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Airani Airani accusative nom. Airani Airani gen. Airani genitive Airani Airojeni Airaini rare partitive Airaani Airojani inessive Airassani Airoissani elative Airastani Airoistani illative Airaani Airoihini adessive Airallani Airoillani ablative Airaltani Airoiltani allative Airalleni Airoilleni essive Airanani Airoinani translative Airakseni Airoikseni abessive Airattani Airoittani instructive — — comitative — Airoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Airasi Airasi accusative nom. Airasi Airasi gen. Airasi genitive Airasi Airojesi Airaisi rare partitive Airaasi Airojasi inessive Airassasi Airoissasi elative Airastasi Airoistasi illative Airaasi Airoihisi adessive Airallasi Airoillasi ablative Airaltasi Airoiltasi allative Airallesi Airoillesi essive Airanasi Airoinasi translative Airaksesi Airoiksesi abessive Airattasi Airoittasi instructive — — comitative — Airoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Airamme Airamme accusative nom. Airamme Airamme gen. Airamme genitive Airamme Airojemme Airaimme rare partitive Airaamme Airojamme inessive Airassamme Airoissamme elative Airastamme Airoistamme illative Airaamme Airoihimme adessive Airallamme Airoillamme ablative Airaltamme Airoiltamme allative Airallemme Airoillemme essive Airanamme Airoinamme translative Airaksemme Airoiksemme abessive Airattamme Airoittamme instructive — — comitative — Airoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Airanne Airanne accusative nom. Airanne Airanne gen. Airanne genitive Airanne Airojenne Airainne rare partitive Airaanne Airojanne inessive Airassanne Airoissanne elative Airastanne Airoistanne illative Airaanne Airoihinne adessive Airallanne Airoillanne ablative Airaltanne Airoiltanne allative Airallenne Airoillenne essive Airananne Airoinanne translative Airaksenne Airoiksenne abessive Airattanne Airoittanne instructive — — comitative — Airoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Airansa Airansa accusative nom. Airansa Airansa gen. Airansa genitive Airansa Airojensa Airainsa rare partitive Airaansa Airojaan Airojansa inessive Airassaan Airassansa Airoissaan Airoissansa elative Airastaan Airastansa Airoistaan Airoistansa illative Airaansa Airoihinsa adessive Airallaan Airallansa Airoillaan Airoillansa ablative Airaltaan Airaltansa Airoiltaan Airoiltansa allative Airalleen Airallensa Airoilleen Airoillensa essive Airanaan Airanansa Airoinaan Airoinansa translative Airakseen Airaksensa Airoikseen Airoiksensa abessive Airattaan Airattansa Airoittaan Airoittansa instructive — — comitative — Airoineen Airoinensa

Statistics

• Aira is the 191^st most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,307 female individuals (and as a middle name to 558 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• aari

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1934. From airene (“ryegrass”), from Airisa as a rendering of the English Iris, or a phonetic coinage.

Proper noun

Aira f

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Airita

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Aira was the only given name of 457 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.