Eira

See also: eira and -eira

Translingual

Eira barbara

Etymology

From Spanish eirá, connected to Guaraní eíra (“honey”), a food the animal is fond of, whence also Portuguese papa-mel, another vernacular name.)

Proper noun

Eira f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Mustelidae – tayras, of tropical and subtropical forests of Central and South America.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia - suborder; Mustelidae - family; Guloninae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Eira barbara (sole known species)

References

• Tayra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Eira on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Eira barbara on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Eira in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.
• Eira at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Eira at National Center for Biotechnology Information

Finnish

Etymology

From an Old Norse goddess of medicine, Eir, eir (“relief”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈei̯rɑ/, [ˈe̞i̯rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eirɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Ei‧ra

Proper noun

Eira

1. a female given name
2. A neighborhood of Helsinki, the site of a hospital named for the Old Norse goddess.
3. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

Declension

Inflection of Eira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Eira	Eirat
genitive		Eiran	Eirojen
partitive		Eiraa	Eiroja
illative		Eiraan	Eiroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Eira	Eirat
accusative	nom.	Eira	Eirat
	gen.	Eiran
genitive		Eiran	Eirojen Eirain rare
partitive		Eiraa	Eiroja
inessive		Eirassa	Eiroissa
elative		Eirasta	Eiroista
illative		Eiraan	Eiroihin
adessive		Eiralla	Eiroilla
ablative		Eiralta	Eiroilta
allative		Eiralle	Eiroille
essive		Eirana	Eiroina
translative		Eiraksi	Eiroiksi
abessive		Eiratta	Eiroitta
instructive		—	Eiroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Eirani Eirani accusative nom. Eirani Eirani gen. Eirani genitive Eirani Eirojeni Eiraini rare partitive Eiraani Eirojani inessive Eirassani Eiroissani elative Eirastani Eiroistani illative Eiraani Eiroihini adessive Eirallani Eiroillani ablative Eiraltani Eiroiltani allative Eiralleni Eiroilleni essive Eiranani Eiroinani translative Eirakseni Eiroikseni abessive Eirattani Eiroittani instructive — — comitative — Eiroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Eirasi Eirasi accusative nom. Eirasi Eirasi gen. Eirasi genitive Eirasi Eirojesi Eiraisi rare partitive Eiraasi Eirojasi inessive Eirassasi Eiroissasi elative Eirastasi Eiroistasi illative Eiraasi Eiroihisi adessive Eirallasi Eiroillasi ablative Eiraltasi Eiroiltasi allative Eirallesi Eiroillesi essive Eiranasi Eiroinasi translative Eiraksesi Eiroiksesi abessive Eirattasi Eiroittasi instructive — — comitative — Eiroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Eiramme Eiramme accusative nom. Eiramme Eiramme gen. Eiramme genitive Eiramme Eirojemme Eiraimme rare partitive Eiraamme Eirojamme inessive Eirassamme Eiroissamme elative Eirastamme Eiroistamme illative Eiraamme Eiroihimme adessive Eirallamme Eiroillamme ablative Eiraltamme Eiroiltamme allative Eirallemme Eiroillemme essive Eiranamme Eiroinamme translative Eiraksemme Eiroiksemme abessive Eirattamme Eiroittamme instructive — — comitative — Eiroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Eiranne Eiranne accusative nom. Eiranne Eiranne gen. Eiranne genitive Eiranne Eirojenne Eirainne rare partitive Eiraanne Eirojanne inessive Eirassanne Eiroissanne elative Eirastanne Eiroistanne illative Eiraanne Eiroihinne adessive Eirallanne Eiroillanne ablative Eiraltanne Eiroiltanne allative Eirallenne Eiroillenne essive Eirananne Eiroinanne translative Eiraksenne Eiroiksenne abessive Eirattanne Eiroittanne instructive — — comitative — Eiroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Eiransa Eiransa accusative nom. Eiransa Eiransa gen. Eiransa genitive Eiransa Eirojensa Eirainsa rare partitive Eiraansa Eirojaan Eirojansa inessive Eirassaan Eirassansa Eiroissaan Eiroissansa elative Eirastaan Eirastansa Eiroistaan Eiroistansa illative Eiraansa Eiroihinsa adessive Eirallaan Eirallansa Eiroillaan Eiroillansa ablative Eiraltaan Eiraltansa Eiroiltaan Eiroiltansa allative Eiralleen Eirallensa Eiroilleen Eiroillensa essive Eiranaan Eiranansa Eiroinaan Eiroinansa translative Eirakseen Eiraksensa Eiroikseen Eiroiksensa abessive Eirattaan Eirattansa Eiroittaan Eiroittansa instructive — — comitative — Eiroineen Eiroinensa

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location.

Statistics

• Eira is the 202^nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,073 female individuals (and as a middle name to 457 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• The surname Eira belongs to 78 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.