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)

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