iridio
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἶρις, ἶριδος (îris, îridos, “rainbow”) + -io.
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Noun edit
iridio (uncountable, accusative iridion)
Galician edit
Noun edit
iridio m (uncountable)
Italian edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
iridio m (plural iridi)
Latin edit
Noun edit
īridiō
Spanish edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from New Latin īridium, from Latin Īridem (“Iris, goddess of rainbows”), from Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris), due to the bright color of many of its salts; cf. also -io, element-forming suffix.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
iridio m (uncountable)
Further reading edit
- “iridio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- iridio on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es