iris
A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having…A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ).
» Iris, what do you usually eat for breakfast?
Iris, was isst du normalerweise zum Frühstück?
Ирис, что ты обычно ешь на завтрак?
Айріс, що ти зазвичай їси на сніданок?
Meaning
6 sensesA plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ).
Iris, Schwertlilie
и́рисíris, каса́тикkasátik
The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, which adjusts to control the amount of light reaching the retina, and which forms the colored portion of the eye (See Iris (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ).
Iris, Regenbogenhaut
ра́дужная оболо́чкаrádužnaja obolóčka, ра́дужкаrádužka, и́рисíris
muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye
A diaphragm used to regulate the size of a hole, especially as a way of controlling the amount of light reaching a lens.
(poetic)A rainbow, or other colourful refraction of light.
A constricted opening in the path inside a waveguide, used to form a resonator.
The inner circle of an oscillated color spot.
Examples
9 sentencesIris, what do you usually eat for breakfast?
Айріс, що ти зазвичай їси на сніданок?
ruИрис, что ты обычно ешь на завтрак?
deIris, was isst du normalerweise zum Frühstück?
The garden is famous for its irises.
ruСад знаменит своими ирисами.
The iris gives the eye its color.
ruРадужка придаёт глазу цвет.
deDie Iris gibt dem Auge seine Farbe.
Ziri's iris is purple.
Iris read quietly.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English iris, from Latin īris, from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”). PresFrom Middle English iris, from Latin īris, from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”). Presuming an earlier form *ϝῖρις (*wîris), possibly from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *w(e)ih₁-ro- (“a twist, thread, cord, wire”), from *weh₁y- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”). If so, it would be cognate to English wire.
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Forms
plural: irises / iris / iridesSynonyms
4 synonyms- diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening:iris diaphragm
- plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals:flagfleur-de-lissword lily