Ilir

Albanian

Etymology

After the name of the Illyrian people, contaminated with i lirë (“free, free man”).

Proper noun

Ilir m

  1. A male given name.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ǐliːr/
  • Hyphenation: I‧lir

Noun

Ìlīr m (Cyrillic spelling Ѝлӣр)

  1. Illyrian (inhabitant of Illyria, Illyricum; term for Croats or nowadays Albanian population) not to be confused with Slavic population that moved in the 7 century in the Balkan Peninsula.

Declension
Declension of Ilir
singular plural
nominative Ilir Iliri
genitive Ilira Ilira
dative Iliru Ilirima
accusative Ilira Ilire
vocative Ilire Iliri
locative Iliru Ilirima
instrumental Ilirom Ilirima
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