Irena

See also: irena, Irēna, and Ireną

Translingual

Proper noun

Irena f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Irenidae – fairy bluebirds.

References

• Irena (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Irena on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪrɛna]

Proper noun

Irena f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Irene

Declension

Declension of Irena (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	Irena	Ireny
genitive	Ireny	Iren
dative	Ireně	Irenám
accusative	Irenu	Ireny
vocative	Ireno	Ireny
locative	Ireně	Irenách
instrumental	Irenou	Irenami

Faroese

Proper noun

Irena f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Irena: Irenuson
• daughter of Irena: Irenudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Irena
accusative	Irenu
dative	Irenu
genitive	Irenu

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Irena f

1. a female given name

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Īrēnē, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈrɛ.na/

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• Rhymes: -ɛna
• Syllabification: I‧re‧na

Proper noun

Irena f (male equivalent Ireneusz, diminutive Irenka)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Irene

Declension

Declension of Irena

	singular	plural
nominative	Irena	Ireny
genitive	Ireny	Iren
dative	Irenie	Irenom
accusative	Irenę	Ireny
instrumental	Ireną	Irenami
locative	Irenie	Irenach
vocative	Ireno	Ireny

Further reading

• Irena in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈirɛna/

Proper noun

Irena f (genitive singular Ireny, nominative plural Ireny, declension pattern of žena)

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Irena

	singular	plural
nominative	Irena	Ireny
genitive	Ireny	Irien
dative	Irene	Irenám
accusative	Irenu	Ireny
locative	Irene	Irenách
instrumental	Irenou	Irenami

Derived terms

• Ira
• Irča
• Ika
• Irenka

Further reading

• “Irena”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025