Iris

iris IRIs íris Íris iris- Translingual thumb|The Siberian iris (Iris sibirica species), a species of flowering plant Etymology mul grc Ἶρις the messenger of the gods; a rainbow; the iris (of the eye); the flower Proper noun 1 f genus family Iridaceae irises genus family Tarachodidae family certain of the mantises Hypernyms genus of flowers ; Iridoideae subfamily subfamily; Irideae tribe tribe Hyponyms genus of flowers Iris subg. Hermodactyloides subgenus, Iris subg. Iris subgenus, Iris subg. Limniris subgenus, Iris subg. Nepalensis subgenus, Iris subg. Scorpiris subgenus, Iris subg. Xiphium subgenus subgenera Iris germanica species type species Translations a genus of flowering plants German: de Iris f scientific, de Schwertlilien f-p Hebrew: he איריס asteroid Bulgarian: bg Ири́да Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 虹神星 Italian: it Iride f Russian: ru Ири́да f References plant Iris (plant) Iris (Iridaceae) Iris (Iridaceae) 40031551 IRIS insect Iris (insect) Iris (Tarachodidae) mul taxonomic eponyms mul Iris family plants Mantids English thumb|Iris, a messenger of the gods in Greek mythology, shown on a pot. thumb|Iris (astronomical symbol) Etymology From en grc Ἶρις rainbow. Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Iris.wav US Proper noun en Greek god A messenger of the gods, and goddess of rainbows. I III What's the matter, That this distemper'd messenger of wet, The many-colour'd Iris, rounds thine eye? en female Ancient Greek; a flower name used since the end of the 19th century. en 1990 w:Joyce Carol Oates Because It Is Bitter, And Because It Is My Heart 0452265819 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. en astronomy 7 Iris, a main belt asteroid. Derived terms en Glen Iris Iridian Iris hut Irisgate Translations Greek messenger of the gods Bulgarian: bg Ири́да f Coptic: cop ⲓⲣⲓⲥ Danish: da Iris Estonian: et Iris French: fr Iris f German: de Iris Greek: el Ίρις f, el Ίριδα f Ancient Greek: grc Ἶρις f Hungarian: hu Irisz Japanese: ja イーリス Īrisu Korean: ko ^이리스 Norwegian: no Iris Portuguese: pt Íris f Russian: ru Ири́да f Swedish: sv Iris female given name Danish: da Iris Dutch: nl Iris Estonian: et Iris Faroese: fo Iris Finnish: fi Iiris French: fr Iris f German: de Iris Hungarian: hu Írisz Ingrian: izh Iriska Japanese: ja アイリス Airisu Norwegian: no Iris Portuguese: pt Íris Slovak: sk Íris f Swedish: sv Iris References Anagrams en iirs Siri en female given names from English en Asteroids Cebuano Etymology ceb :der en:Iris<ety:uder<grc:Ἶρις<t:rainbow>>> 2 1 Proper noun ceb noun ceb female English < Ancient Greek ceb Greek god en Iris; a messenger of the gods, and goddess of rainbows Danish Proper noun da proper noun da Greek god en Iris da female Dutch Etymology Borrowed from nl la Iris or nl grc Ἶρις. Pronunciation nl /ˈiː.rɪs/ nl Nl-Iris.ogg nl Iris nl iris Proper noun f nl Greek goddess en Iris divine messenger, goddess of rainbows nl female Estonian Pronunciation Proper noun et proper noun et Greek god en Iris et female Related terms et Iiris Faroese Proper noun fo proper noun f fo female Usage notes f Irisarson Irisardóttir Declension Iris Iris Iris Irisar French Pronunciation [s:s_] fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Iris.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>) Proper noun f fr Greek god en Iris fr female German Etymology de Pronunciation de /ˈiːʁɪs/ de De-Iris.ogg de De-Iris2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Iris Noun f,-:Iriden:Irides de anatomy iris de Regenbogenhaut Declension f,-:Iriden:Irides.gen:Iris:Iridis[uncommon].dat:Iris:Iridi[uncommon].acc:Iris:Irin[uncommon] Proper noun f de Greek god en Iris de female References Latin Etymology 1 la Iris la :bor grc:Ἶρις<id:Ἶρις grc> :bor grc:Ἴρις<id:Ἴρις grc> 1 From la grc Ἶρις. Pronunciation Īris Proper noun ((Īris<3>,Īris/Īrid<3>)) f la Greek goddess en Iris messenger of the gods Declension ((Īris<3>,Īris/Īrid<3>)) Īrem/Īrim/Īrin/Īridem Īre/Īrī/Īride Īri References Īris Īris Etymology 2 right|thumb|The river in Amasya From la grc Ἴρις. Pronunciation Proper noun Iris<3> m One of the most considerable rivers of Pontus, now the Yeşilırmak Declension Iris<3> References la Rivers Turkey Norwegian Proper noun no proper noun no Greek god en Iris no female Spanish Pronunciation Proper noun f es female Swedish Pronunciation sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Iris.wav Proper noun c sv Greek god en Iris sv female Anagrams sv iirs Siri Turkish tr:İris (mitoloji) Etymology tr :der grc:Ἶρις<t:rainbow> + 1 Proper noun tr Greek god en Iris