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)

(botany) iris (flowering plant)
(anatomy) iris (part of the eye)

Declension

declension of ίρις

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	ίρις •	ίριδες •
genitive	ίριδας •	ίριδων •
accusative	ίρις •	ίριδες •
vocative	ίρις •	ίριδες •

Synonyms

(eye): ίριδα f (írida, “iris”)
(plant): αγριόκρινο n (agriókrino, “iris”)

Further reading

Ίρις (βοτανική) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
Ίρις (οφθαλμού) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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