איריס

Yiddish

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Latin īris, from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris). Compare German Iris, Polish irys, Russian и́рис (íris).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɪrɪs/

Noun

איריס • (iris) m or f, plural איריסן (irisn)

  1. (botany) iris (plant of the genus Iris)
  2. (anatomy) iris (part of the eye)
    Synonyms: רעגנבויגן־הײַטל (regnboygn-haytl), רעגן־⁠בויגן־⁠הײַטל (regn-⁠boygn-⁠haytl), איריס־הויט (iris-hoyt), איריס־הײַטל (iris-haytl)
Usage notes
  • Sense 2 may be feminine according to the Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek.
Derived terms
  • איריס־פֿאַרצינדונג (iris-fartsindung), איריס־אָנצינדונג (iris-ontsindung, “iris inflammation”)
  • איריס־הויט (iris-hoyt), איריס־הײַטל (iris-haytl, “iris”)
  • איריט (irit, “iritis”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian ири́с (irís), Ukrainian іри́с (irýs). Further etymology and derivation uncertain.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɪˈrɪs/

Noun

איריס • (iris) m, plural איריסן (irisn)

  1. toffee
  2. butterscotch (flavour)
  3. (US) taffy
Usage notes
  • Not countable according to the CEYD.

References
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “איריס” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “toffee”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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