Eira

See also: eira and -eira

Translingual

Eira barbara

Proper noun

Eira f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Mustelidae – the tayra.

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Further reading


Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈeirɑ]
  • Hyphenation: Ei‧ra

Proper noun

Eira

  1. A female given name.
  2. A district of Helsinki, the site of a hospital named for the Old Norse goddess.

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
Eirainrare
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
instructive Eiroin
abessive Eiratta Eiroitta
comitative Eiroineen
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