iridio

See also: iridio- and irídio

Esperanto

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἶρις, ἶριδος (îris, îridos, “rainbow”) +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iriˈdio/

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• Rhymes: -io
• Syllabification: i‧ri‧di‧o

Noun

iridio (uncountable, accusative iridion)

1. iridium

Galician

Noun

iridio m (uncountable)

1. iridium

Italian

Chemical element (edit)
Ir Atomic number 77 iridio
Classification data Period 6 Group 9 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← osmio (Os)
Next: platino (Pt) →

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈri.djo/
• Rhymes: -idjo
• Hyphenation: i‧rì‧dio

Noun

iridio m (plural iridi)

1. (chemistry) iridium

Latin

Noun

īridiō

1. dative/ablative singular of īridium

Spanish

Chemical element (edit)
Ir Atomic number 77 iridio
Classification data Period 6 Group 9 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← osmio (Os)
Next: platino (Pt) →

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /iˈɾidjo/ [iˈɾi.ð̞jo]

• Audio (Spain):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -idjo
• Syllabification: i‧ri‧dio

Noun

iridio m (uncountable)

1. iridium

Further reading

• “iridio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• iridio on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es