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語源

Borrowed from French Irène, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”), name of a goddess of peace, of early Christian saints, and of an 8th-century Byzantine empress. Doublet of Eirini.

発音

• IPA: /aɪˈɹiːn/
• 韻: -iːn

固有名詞

Irene

1. (Greek mythology) Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax.
2. (astronomy) 14 Irene, a main belt asteroid.
3. A female given name from Ancient Greek, in regular use since the 19th century.
   • 1653, Jeremiah Burroughs, Irenicum: To the Lovers of Truth & Peace, London: Robert Dawlman, page 267:

     But lest I be thought too literall, give me leave to allegorize upon this Irene. Her name is a Greek name, Εἰρήνη, it signifies peace; we must not dote upon our Irene, our private peace, that the publique should suffer for the sake of it.

   • 1944, A.J.Cronin, The Green Years, Little, Brown, and Company, page 62:

     "And I have such a horrible name. Think of it... Kate. Who would take Kate on a Moonlight Cruise...or out to the Minstrels at the point. If you ever do find me in the company of a strange young man, call me Irene. Promise me."

   • 1993, Oscar Hijuelos:, The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien, →ISBN, page 75:

     Better to consider the love of Irene, the seventh of the sisters, with her most elegant name.

4. A city and town in South Dakota, United States.

関連する語

• irenic (and its related terms)
• Santa Irene

アナグラム

• NEERI, Ierne, ERNIE, Ernie

発音

• (Classical Latin) IPA: [iːˈreː.neː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: [iˈrɛː.ne]

固有名詞

Īrēnē f sg (genitive Īrēnēs); first declension

1. Irene (Greek goddess of peace, Latin equivalent: Pax)

語形変化

First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

参照

• “Irene”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.