"Iris" meaning in German

See Iris in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈiːʁɪs/ Audio: De-Iris.ogg , De-Iris2.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Iris [genitive]
Head templates: {{de-proper noun|f}} Iris f (proper noun, genitive Iris)
  1. (Greek mythology) Iris Tags: Greek, feminine, proper-noun
    Sense id: en-Iris-de-name-ZQA8ehhk Categories (other): Greek deities Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. a female given name Tags: feminine, proper-noun
    Sense id: en-Iris-de-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): German female given names, German given names, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 34 45 21

Noun

IPA: /ˈiːʁɪs/ Audio: De-Iris.ogg , De-Iris2.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Head templates: {{de-noun|f,-:Iriden:Irides}} Iris f (genitive Iris, plural Iris or Iriden or Irides) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,-:Iriden:Irides.gen:Iris:Iridis􂀿uncommon􂁀.dat:Iris:Iridi􂀿uncommon􂁀.acc:Iris:Irin􂀿uncommon􂁀}} Forms: Iris [genitive], Iris [plural], Iriden [plural], Irides [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Iris [nominative, singular], Iris [definite, nominative, plural], Iriden [definite, nominative, plural], Irides [definite, nominative, plural], Iris [genitive, singular], Iridis [genitive, singular, uncommon], Iris [definite, genitive, plural], Iriden [definite, genitive, plural], Irides [definite, genitive, plural], Iris [dative, singular], Iridi [dative, singular, uncommon], Iris [dative, definite, plural], Iriden [dative, definite, plural], Irides [dative, definite, plural], Iris [accusative, singular], Irin [accusative, singular, uncommon], Iris [accusative, definite, plural], Iriden [accusative, definite, plural], Irides [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (anatomy) iris Tags: feminine Synonyms: Regenbogenhaut
    Sense id: en-Iris-de-noun-R2ErMXX- Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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