Saira

See also: saira, saíra, säira, and sairá

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of Sairanen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑi̯rɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝i̯rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑirɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Sai‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): Sai‧ra

Proper noun

Saira

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Saira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Saira	Sairat
genitive		Sairan	Sairojen
partitive		Sairaa	Sairoja
illative		Sairaan	Sairoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Saira	Sairat
accusative	nom.	Saira	Sairat
	gen.	Sairan
genitive		Sairan	Sairojen Sairain rare
partitive		Sairaa	Sairoja
inessive		Sairassa	Sairoissa
elative		Sairasta	Sairoista
illative		Sairaan	Sairoihin
adessive		Sairalla	Sairoilla
ablative		Sairalta	Sairoilta
allative		Sairalle	Sairoille
essive		Sairana	Sairoina
translative		Sairaksi	Sairoiksi
abessive		Sairatta	Sairoitta
instructive		—	Sairoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Saira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sairani Sairani accusative nom. Sairani Sairani gen. Sairani genitive Sairani Sairojeni Sairaini rare partitive Sairaani Sairojani inessive Sairassani Sairoissani elative Sairastani Sairoistani illative Sairaani Sairoihini adessive Sairallani Sairoillani ablative Sairaltani Sairoiltani allative Sairalleni Sairoilleni essive Sairanani Sairoinani translative Sairakseni Sairoikseni abessive Sairattani Sairoittani instructive — — comitative — Sairoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sairasi Sairasi accusative nom. Sairasi Sairasi gen. Sairasi genitive Sairasi Sairojesi Sairaisi rare partitive Sairaasi Sairojasi inessive Sairassasi Sairoissasi elative Sairastasi Sairoistasi illative Sairaasi Sairoihisi adessive Sairallasi Sairoillasi ablative Sairaltasi Sairoiltasi allative Sairallesi Sairoillesi essive Sairanasi Sairoinasi translative Sairaksesi Sairoiksesi abessive Sairattasi Sairoittasi instructive — — comitative — Sairoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sairamme Sairamme accusative nom. Sairamme Sairamme gen. Sairamme genitive Sairamme Sairojemme Sairaimme rare partitive Sairaamme Sairojamme inessive Sairassamme Sairoissamme elative Sairastamme Sairoistamme illative Sairaamme Sairoihimme adessive Sairallamme Sairoillamme ablative Sairaltamme Sairoiltamme allative Sairallemme Sairoillemme essive Sairanamme Sairoinamme translative Sairaksemme Sairoiksemme abessive Sairattamme Sairoittamme instructive — — comitative — Sairoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sairanne Sairanne accusative nom. Sairanne Sairanne gen. Sairanne genitive Sairanne Sairojenne Sairainne rare partitive Sairaanne Sairojanne inessive Sairassanne Sairoissanne elative Sairastanne Sairoistanne illative Sairaanne Sairoihinne adessive Sairallanne Sairoillanne ablative Sairaltanne Sairoiltanne allative Sairallenne Sairoillenne essive Sairananne Sairoinanne translative Sairaksenne Sairoiksenne abessive Sairattanne Sairoittanne instructive — — comitative — Sairoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Sairansa Sairansa accusative nom. Sairansa Sairansa gen. Sairansa genitive Sairansa Sairojensa Sairainsa rare partitive Sairaansa Sairojaan Sairojansa inessive Sairassaan Sairassansa Sairoissaan Sairoissansa elative Sairastaan Sairastansa Sairoistaan Sairoistansa illative Sairaansa Sairoihinsa adessive Sairallaan Sairallansa Sairoillaan Sairoillansa ablative Sairaltaan Sairaltansa Sairoiltaan Sairoiltansa allative Sairalleen Sairallensa Sairoilleen Sairoillensa essive Sairanaan Sairanansa Sairoinaan Sairoinansa translative Sairakseen Sairaksensa Sairoikseen Sairoiksensa abessive Sairattaan Sairattansa Sairoittaan Sairoittansa instructive — — comitative — Sairoineen Sairoinensa

Statistics

• Saira is the 2983^rd (tied with 9 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 262 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Ingrian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑi̯rɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑi̯r]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑi̯rɑ/, [ˈʃɑi̯rɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑi̯r, -ɑi̯rɑ
• Hyphenation: Sai‧ra

Proper noun

Saira

1. Khabolovo (a village in the Kingiseppsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia)
2. Khabolovo (a lake in the Kingiseppsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia)

Declension

Declension of Saira (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	Saira	—
genitive	Sairan	—
partitive	Sairaa	—
illative	Sairaa	—
inessive	Sairaas	—
elative	Sairast	—
allative	Sairalle	—
adessive	Sairaal	—
ablative	Sairalt	—
translative	Sairaks	—
essive	Sairanna, Sairaan	—
exessive1)	Sairant	—
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 500