naira
English
Etymology
A contraction of Nigeria.
Noun
naira (plural nairas or naira)
- The official currency of Nigeria, which replaced the pound in 1973; the principal denomination of the currency, equal to 100 kobo.
- 2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 37:
- ‘Five naira for one small cup. The big one is ten naira.’
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See also
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑi̯rɑ/, [ˈnɑi̯rɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑirɑ
- Syllabification(key): nai‧ra
Declension
| Inflection of naira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | naira | nairat | |
| genitive | nairan | nairojen | |
| partitive | nairaa | nairoja | |
| illative | nairaan | nairoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | naira | nairat | |
| accusative | nom. | naira | nairat |
| gen. | nairan | ||
| genitive | nairan | nairojen nairainrare | |
| partitive | nairaa | nairoja | |
| inessive | nairassa | nairoissa | |
| elative | nairasta | nairoista | |
| illative | nairaan | nairoihin | |
| adessive | nairalla | nairoilla | |
| ablative | nairalta | nairoilta | |
| allative | nairalle | nairoille | |
| essive | nairana | nairoina | |
| translative | nairaksi | nairoiksi | |
| instructive | — | nairoin | |
| abessive | nairatta | nairoitta | |
| comitative | — | nairoineen | |
| Possessive forms of naira (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | nairani | nairamme |
| 2nd person | nairasi | nairanne |
| 3rd person | nairansa | |
Hausa
Yoruba
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ná.í.ɾà/
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