єна

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

іє́на (ijéna)

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 円 (en, “yen, circle”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈjɛnɐ]
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Noun

є́на • (jéna) f inan (genitive є́ни, nominative plural є́ни, genitive plural єн)

yen (the unit of Japanese currency)

Declension

Declension of *є́на*
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)
	singular	plural
nominative	є́на jéna	є́ни jény
genitive	є́ни jény	єн jen
dative	є́ні jéni	є́нам jénam
accusative	є́ну jénu	є́ни jény
instrumental	є́ною jénoju	є́нами jénamy
locative	є́ні jéni	є́нах jénax
vocative	є́но jéno	є́ни jény

Further reading

Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “іє́на”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “є́на”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN