Iirimaa

Estonian

Etymology

Iiri +‎ maa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiˑri(ˌ)mɑː/, [ˈiˑri(ˌ)mɑː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː
  • Hyphenation: Ii‧ri‧maa

Proper noun

Iirimaa (genitive Iirimaa, partitive Iirimaad)

  1. Ireland (an island and country in northwestern Europe)
    Synonym: Iiri
  2. Ireland (a large island in northwestern Europe)

Declension

Declension of Iirimaa (ÕS type 26i/idee, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative Iirimaa
accusative nom.
gen. Iirimaa
genitive
partitive Iirimaad
illative Iirimaasse
inessive Iirimaas
elative Iirimaast
allative Iirimaale
adessive Iirimaal
ablative Iirimaalt
translative Iirimaaks
terminative Iirimaani
essive Iirimaana
abessive Iirimaata
comitative Iirimaaga

See also

References

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