Iris
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris, “the messenger of the gods; a rainbow; the iris (of the eye); the flower”)
Proper noun
[edit]Iris f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Iridaceae – irises.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Tarachodidae – certain of the mantises.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus of flowers): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Iridaceae - family; Iridoideae - subfamily; Irideae - tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus of flowers): Iris subg. Hermodactyloides, Iris subg. Iris, Iris subg. Limniris, Iris subg. Nepalensis, Iris subg. Scorpiris, Iris subg. Xiphium - subgenera
- Iris germanica - type species
Translations
[edit]References
[edit]- plant
Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Iris (Iridaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Iris (Iridaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Iris at Tropicos
- Iris at USDA Plants database
- insect
Iris (insect) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Iris (Tarachodidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris, “rainbow”).
Proper noun
[edit]Iris
- (Greek mythology) A messenger of the gods, and goddess of rainbows.
- c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:
- What's the matter,
That this distemper'd messenger of wet,
The many-colour'd Iris, rounds thine eye?
- A female given name from Ancient Greek; a flower name used since the end of the 19th century.
- 1990, Joyce Carol Oates, Because It Is Bitter, And Because It Is My Heart, →ISBN, page 39:
- Persia tells Iris she is named for something special: the iris of the eye. "I thought I was named for a flower," Iris says, disappointed. "An iris is a flower, of course," Persia says, smiling, "but it's this other, too. Our secret. 'The iris of the eye'." "The eye?" Persia snaps her fingers in Iris's eyes. The gesture is so rude and unexpected, Iris will remember it all her life. After this disclosure, Iris doesn't know whether she likes her name any more.
- (astronomy) 7 Iris, a main belt asteroid.
Derived terms
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[edit]Cebuano
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English Iris, from Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris, “rainbow”).
Proper noun
[edit]Iris
- a female given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek]
- (Greek mythology) Iris; a messenger of the gods, and goddess of rainbows
Danish
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Iris
- (Greek mythology) Iris
- a female given name
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin Iris or Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Iris f
- (Greek mythology) Iris (divine messenger, goddess of rainbows)
- a female given name
Estonian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Iris
- (Greek mythology) Iris
- a female given name
Related terms
[edit]Faroese
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Iris f
- a female given name
Usage notes
[edit]Matronymics
- son of Iris: Irisarson
- daughter of Iris: Irisardóttir
Declension
[edit]Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Iris |
Accusative | Iris |
Dative | Iris |
Genitive | Irisar |
French
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Iris f
- (Greek mythology) Iris
- a female given name
German
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Iris f (genitive Iris, plural Iris or Iriden or Irides)
- (anatomy) iris
- Synonym: Regenbogenhaut
Declension
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Iris f (proper noun, genitive Iris)
- (Greek mythology) Iris
- a female given name
References
[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈiː.ris/, [ˈiːrɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.ris/, [ˈiːris]
Proper noun
[edit]Īris f sg (genitive Īris or Īridis); third declension
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun (i-stem or imparisyllabic non-i-stem; two different stems), singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Īris |
Genitive | Īris Īridis |
Dative | Īrī Īridī |
Accusative | Īrem Īrim Īrin Īridem |
Ablative | Īre Īrī Īride |
Vocative | Īri |
References
[edit]- “Īris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Īris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Etymology 2
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From Ancient Greek Ἴρις (Íris).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈi.ris/, [ˈɪrɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.ris/, [ˈiːris]
Proper noun
[edit]Iris m sg (genitive Iris); third declension
- One of the most considerable rivers of Pontus, now the Yeşilırmak
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Iris |
Genitive | Iris |
Dative | Irī |
Accusative | Irem |
Ablative | Ire |
Vocative | Iris |
References
[edit]- Iris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Iris”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Norwegian
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Iris
- (Greek mythology) Iris
- a female given name
Spanish
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Iris f
- a female given name
Swedish
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Proper noun
[edit]Iris c (genitive Iris)
- (Greek mythology) Iris
- a female given name
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[edit]Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris, “rainbow”).
Proper noun
[edit]Iris
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