Íris

See also: iris, Iris, IRIs, íris, and iris-

Icelandic

Proper noun

Íris f

1. a female given name

Declension

declension of Íris

f-s2	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Íris
accusative	Írisi
dative	Írisi
genitive	Írisar

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Iris, from Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ɾis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ɾis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ɾiʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ɾiʃ/

• Homophone: íris
• Hyphenation: Í‧ris

Proper noun

Íris f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Iris
2. (Greek mythology) Iris (Greek messenger of the gods)

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris, “rainbow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈiːris]

Proper noun

Íris f (genitive singular Íridy, declension pattern of žena)

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, Iris
2. (Greek mythology) Iris (Greek messenger of the gods)

Declension

Declension of Íris

	singulare tantum
nominative	Íris
genitive	Íridy
dative	Íride
accusative	Íridu
locative	Íride
instrumental	Íridou

References

• “Íris”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024