iris
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English [Term?], from Latin īris, from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”). Presuming an earlier form *ϝῖρις (*wîris), possibly from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *w(e)ih₁-ro- (“a twist, thread, cord, wire”), from *weh₁y- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”). If so, it would be cognate to English wire.
Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: ī'rĭs, IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.ɹɪs/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /aɪɹɪs/, /ʌɪɹɪs/, [əɪɹɪs]
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪɹɪs
Noun
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iris (plural irises or iris or irides) (See Usage notes)
- (botany) A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See
Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ).
- 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “Afterglow”, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 168:
- Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
- (anatomy) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, which adjusts to control the amount of light reaching the retina, and which forms the colored portion of the eye (See
Iris (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ).
- (photography, cinematography) A diaphragm used to regulate the size of a hole, especially as a way of controlling the amount of light reaching a lens.
- (poetic) A rainbow, or other colourful refraction of light.
- (electronics) A constricted opening in the path inside a waveguide, used to form a resonator.
- (zoology) The inner circle of an oscillated color spot.
Usage notes
[edit]- For the part of the eye, the most common plural is irises, though irides is usual in medical contexts.
- For the flower both iris and irises are in common use.
Quotations
[edit]For quotations using this term, see Citations:iris.
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
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Further reading
[edit]Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Iris (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb
[edit]iris (third-person singular simple present irises, present participle irising, simple past and past participle irised)
- (of an aperture, lens, or door) To open or close in the manner of an iris.
- (literary) To cause (something) to shine with the colours of the rainbow; to make iridescent.
- Synonym: iridize
- 1834, Jacob Abbott, chapter 1, in The Corner-Stone[1], Boston: William Peirce, page 31:
- Pure, transparent, glistening in the sun, and irised by a thousand hues, which float and wave and spread in graceful and ceaseless motion on its surface!
- 1987, Charles Tomlinson, “Winter Journey”, in The Return[2], Oxford University Press, page 35:
- The sun as it comes indoors out of space
Has left a rainbow irising each glass—
A refraction, caught then multiplied
From the crystal tied within our window,
Derived terms
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Bikol Central
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]irís (Basahan spelling ᜁᜍᜒᜐ᜔)
Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin īris, from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]iris m (invariable)
- iris (part of the eye)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “iris” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin īris or Middle French iris (itself from Latin), from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]iris f (plural irissen, diminutive irisje n)
- (anatomy) iris (coloured part of the eye)
- Synonym: regenboogvlies
- Synonym of lis (“plant of genus Iris”)
Esperanto
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Verb
[edit]iris
- past of iri
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin iris, Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]iris m (plural iris)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “iris”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Ido
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]iris
- past of irar
Indonesian
[edit]Noun
[edit]iris (first-person possessive irisku, second-person possessive irismu, third-person possessive irisnya)
Verb
[edit]mengiris
- to slice
Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Irish iris f (“a thong or strap (from which a shield, bag, etc. is suspended)”).[2]
Noun
[edit]iris f (genitive singular irise, nominative plural irisí or irseacha or irste)
Declension
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Irish iress (“religion, creed, the (true) faith”).[3]
Noun
[edit]iris f (genitive singular irise)
Declension
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
[edit]iris f (genitive singular irise, nominative plural irisí)
- Alternative form of oireas
- magazine, journal
- Synonym: irisleabhar
- gazette
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- iris mhíosúil f (“monthly magazine”)
- iris oifigiúil f (“official gazette”)
- iris trádála f (“trade journal”)
- iriseoir m (“journalist”)
Related terms
[edit]- iriseoireacht f (“journalism”)
Etymology 4
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]iris m
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
iris | n-iris | hiris | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 43
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “iris”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ires(s)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iris”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “iris”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “iris”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin iris, Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]iris m or f (invariable)
Anagrams
[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]
Noun
[edit]īris f (genitive īris or īridis); third declension
- rainbow
- Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, Apocalypsis [Revelation] 10:1:
- et vīdī alium angelum fortem dēscendentem dē caelō amictum nūbe, et īris in capite eius, et faciēs eius erat ut sōl, et pedēs eius tamquam columna ignis
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun (i-stem or imparisyllabic non-i-stem; two different stems).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | īris | īrēs īridēs |
Genitive | īris īridis |
īrium īridum |
Dative | īrī īridī |
īribus īridibus |
Accusative | īrem īrim īrin īridem |
īrēs īrīs īridēs |
Ablative | īre īride |
īribus īridibus |
Vocative | īris | īrēs īridēs |
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈiː.riːs/, [ˈiːriːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.ris/, [ˈiːris]
Noun
[edit]īrīs
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”).
Noun
[edit]iris m (definite singular irisen, indefinite plural iriser, definite plural irisene)
- (botany) an iris (flower)
- (anatomy) an iris (part of the eye)
- Synonym: regnbuehinne
References
[edit]- “iris” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”).
Noun
[edit]iris m (definite singular irisen, indefinite plural irisar, definite plural irisane)
- (botany) an iris (flower)
- (anatomy) an iris (part of the eye)
- Synonym: regnbogehinne
References
[edit]- “iris” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]iris
- Alternative spelling of iriss: accusative/dative singular of iress
Mutation
[edit]Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
iris (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
unchanged | n-iris |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Portuguese
[edit]Noun
[edit]iris f (invariable)
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French iris, Latin iris, from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris).
Noun
[edit]iris n (plural irisuri)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) iris | irisul | (niște) irisuri | irisurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) iris | irisului | (unor) irisuri | irisurilor |
vocative | irisule | irisurilor |
Noun
[edit]iris n (plural iriși)
Declension
[edit]Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Irish iris.
Noun
[edit]iris f (genitive singular irise, plural irisean)
- magazine, periodical
- Synonym: ràitheachan
Mutation
[edit]Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
iris | n-iris | h-iris | t-iris |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin iris, Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]iris m (plural iris or írises)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “iris”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Rhymes:English/aɪɹɪs
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- en:Iris family plants
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- bcl:Anatomy
- Catalan terms borrowed from Latin
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- ca:Anatomy
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- ga:Periodicals
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- nb:Plants
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
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- nn:Plants
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- ro:Anatomy
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- es:Anatomy