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Yiddish
Etymology 1
Ultimately derived from Latin īris, from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris). Compare German Iris, Polish irys, Russian и́рис (íris).
Pronunciation
Noun
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
- Sense 2 may be feminine according to the Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Russian ири́с (irís), Ukrainian іри́с (irýs). Further etymology and derivation uncertain.
Pronunciation
Noun
איריס • (iris) m, plural איריסן (irisn)
- toffee
- butterscotch (flavour)
- (US) taffy
Usage notes
- Not countable according to the CEYD.
- (butterscotch candy): איריסקע (iriske)
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “איריס” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “toffee”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN