איריס
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Ultimately derived from Latin īris, from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris). Compare German Iris, Polish irys, Russian и́рис (íris).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
איריס • (iris) m or f, plural איריסן (irisn)
- (botany) iris (plant of the genus Iris)
- (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[edit]
- Sense 2 may be feminine according to the Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek.
Derived terms[edit]
- איריס־פֿאַרצינדונג (iris-fartsindung), איריס־אָנצינדונג (iris-ontsindung, “iris inflammation”)
- איריס־הויט (iris-hoyt), איריס־הײַטל (iris-haytl, “iris”)
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Russian ири́с (irís), Ukrainian іри́с (irýs). Further etymology and derivation uncertain.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
איריס • (iris) m, plural איריסן (irisn)
- toffee
- butterscotch (flavour)
- (US) taffy
Usage notes[edit]
- Not countable according to the CEYD.
Related terms[edit]
- (butterscotch candy): איריסקע (iriske)
References[edit]
- 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
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