Iiri

Estonian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiˑri/, [ˈiˑri]
• Rhymes: -iˑri
• Hyphenation: Ii‧ri

Adjective

Iiri (indeclinable)

1. Irish (pertaining to the country or island of Ireland, its politics or geography)

   Near-synonym: (pertaining to the nation of Ireland and its people) iiri

   Iiri valitsus ― the Irish government

Proper noun

Iiri (genitive Iiri, partitive Iirit)

1. Ireland (a country in Europe)

   Synonym: Iirimaa

Declension

Declension of Iiri (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		Iiri	—
accusative	nom.
	gen.	Iiri
genitive			—
partitive		Iirit	—
illative		Iirri Iirisse	—
inessive		Iiris	—
elative		Iirist	—
allative		Iirile	—
adessive		Iiril	—
ablative		Iirilt	—
translative		Iiriks	—
terminative		Iirini	—
essive		Iirina	—
abessive		Iirita	—
comitative		Iiriga	—

Derived terms

• iiri
• Iirimaa
• iirlane
• Põhja-Iirimaa

 

See also

• (countries of Europe) Euroopa riigid; Albaania, Andorra, Armeenia, Aserbaidžaan, Austria, Belgia, Bosnia ja Hertsegoviina, Bulgaaria, Eesti, Georgia/Gruusia, Hispaania, Holland/Madalmaad, Horvaatia, Iirimaa/Iiri, Island, Itaalia, Kasahstan, Kreeka, Küpros, Leedu, Liechtenstein, Luksemburg, Läti, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Norra, Poola, Portugal, Põhja-Makedoonia, Prantsusmaa, Rootsi, Rumeenia, Saksamaa, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakkia, Sloveenia, Soome, Suurbritannia, Šveits, Taani, Tšehhi, Türgi, Ukraina, Ungari, Valgevene, Vatikan, Venemaa ^{(Category: et:Countries in Europe)}

References

• Iiri in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “Iiri”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009