ίρις

See also: ἶρις and Ἶρις

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, the Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris). See ίριδα (írida).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈi.ɾis/

Noun

ίρις • (íris) f (plural ίριδες)

  1. (botany) iris (flowering plant)
  2. (anatomy) iris (part of the eye)

Declension

Declension of ίρις
singular plural
nominative ίρις (íris) ίριδες (írides)
genitive ίριδας (íridas) ίριδων (íridon)
accusative ίρις (íris) ίριδες (írides)
vocative ίρις (íris) ίριδες (írides)

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