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”)

Related terms

• 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.

Related terms

• (butterscotch candy): איריסקע (iriske)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “איריס” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “toffee”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN