Iro

See also: Appendix:Variations of "iro"

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of Ira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiro/, [ˈiro̞]
• Rhymes: -iro
• Hyphenation^(key): I‧ro

Proper noun

Iro (rare)

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Iro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Iro	Irot
genitive		Iron	Irojen
partitive		Iroa	Iroja
illative		Iroon	Iroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Iro	Irot
accusative	nom.	Iro	Irot
	gen.	Iron
genitive		Iron	Irojen
partitive		Iroa	Iroja
inessive		Irossa	Iroissa
elative		Irosta	Iroista
illative		Iroon	Iroihin
adessive		Irolla	Iroilla
ablative		Irolta	Iroilta
allative		Irolle	Iroille
essive		Irona	Iroina
translative		Iroksi	Iroiksi
abessive		Irotta	Iroitta
instructive		—	Iroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Iro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ironi Ironi accusative nom. Ironi Ironi gen. Ironi genitive Ironi Irojeni partitive Iroani Irojani inessive Irossani Iroissani elative Irostani Iroistani illative Irooni Iroihini adessive Irollani Iroillani ablative Iroltani Iroiltani allative Irolleni Iroilleni essive Ironani Iroinani translative Irokseni Iroikseni abessive Irottani Iroittani instructive — — comitative — Iroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Irosi Irosi accusative nom. Irosi Irosi gen. Irosi genitive Irosi Irojesi partitive Iroasi Irojasi inessive Irossasi Iroissasi elative Irostasi Iroistasi illative Iroosi Iroihisi adessive Irollasi Iroillasi ablative Iroltasi Iroiltasi allative Irollesi Iroillesi essive Ironasi Iroinasi translative Iroksesi Iroiksesi abessive Irottasi Iroittasi instructive — — comitative — Iroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Iromme Iromme accusative nom. Iromme Iromme gen. Iromme genitive Iromme Irojemme partitive Iroamme Irojamme inessive Irossamme Iroissamme elative Irostamme Iroistamme illative Iroomme Iroihimme adessive Irollamme Iroillamme ablative Iroltamme Iroiltamme allative Irollemme Iroillemme essive Ironamme Iroinamme translative Iroksemme Iroiksemme abessive Irottamme Iroittamme instructive — — comitative — Iroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ironne Ironne accusative nom. Ironne Ironne gen. Ironne genitive Ironne Irojenne partitive Iroanne Irojanne inessive Irossanne Iroissanne elative Irostanne Iroistanne illative Iroonne Iroihinne adessive Irollanne Iroillanne ablative Iroltanne Iroiltanne allative Irollenne Iroillenne essive Ironanne Iroinanne translative Iroksenne Iroiksenne abessive Irottanne Iroittanne instructive — — comitative — Iroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Ironsa Ironsa accusative nom. Ironsa Ironsa gen. Ironsa genitive Ironsa Irojensa partitive Iroaan Iroansa Irojaan Irojansa inessive Irossaan Irossansa Iroissaan Iroissansa elative Irostaan Irostansa Iroistaan Iroistansa illative Iroonsa Iroihinsa adessive Irollaan Irollansa Iroillaan Iroillansa ablative Iroltaan Iroltansa Iroiltaan Iroiltansa allative Irolleen Irollensa Iroilleen Iroillensa essive Ironaan Ironansa Iroinaan Iroinansa translative Irokseen Iroksensa Iroikseen Iroiksensa abessive Irottaan Irottansa Iroittaan Iroittansa instructive — — comitative — Iroineen Iroinensa

Statistics

• The given name Iro belongs to 9 male individuals (and as a middle name to 7 more), and also belongs to 24 female individuals (and as a middle name to 16 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Etymology

Short form of Irokese / Irokesenschnitt

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔiːʁo/

Noun

Iro m (strong, genitive Iros, plural Iros)

1. (slang) Mohawk, Iroquois (hairdo)

Declension

Declension of Iro [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Iro	die	Iros
genitive	eines	des	Iros	der	Iros
dative	einem	dem	Iro	den	Iros
accusative	einen	den	Iro	die	Iros

Further reading

• “Iro” in Duden online

Ingrian

Etymology

From Russian Ира (Ira) +‎ -o. Compare Finnish Iro.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈiro/, [ˈiro̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈiroi̯/, [ˈiro̞i̯]
• Rhymes: -iro, -iroi̯
• Hyphenation: I‧ro

Proper noun

Iro

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Irene

Declension

Declension of Iro (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	Iro	Irot
genitive	Iron	Irroin, Iroloin
partitive	Irroa	Iroja, Iroloja
illative	Irroo	Irroi, Iroloihe
inessive	Iros	Irois, Irolois
elative	Irost	Iroist, Iroloist
allative	Irolle	Iroille, Iroloille
adessive	Irol	Iroil, Iroloil
ablative	Irolt	Iroilt, Iroloilt
translative	Iroks	Iroiks, Iroloiks
essive	Ironna, Irroon	Iroinna, Iroloinna, Irroin, Iroloin
exessive1)	Iront	Iroint, Iroloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 94