"iridium" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [iːˈrɪ.di.ũː] [Classical-Latin], [iˈriː.d̪i.um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: New Latin iridium is from Classical Latin iris, from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”), because of the bright colour of many of the element's salts. Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|ἶρις||rainbow}} Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”) Head templates: {{la-noun|īridium<2.-ium>}} īridium n (genitive īridiī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|īridium<2.-ium>}} Forms: īridium [canonical, neuter], īridiī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], īridium [nominative, singular], īridia [nominative, plural], īridiī [genitive, singular], īridiōrum [genitive, plural], īridiō [dative, singular], īridiīs [dative, plural], īridium [accusative, singular], īridia [accusative, plural], īridiō [ablative, singular], īridiīs [ablative, plural], īridium [singular, vocative], īridia [plural, vocative]
  1. (New Latin) iridium Tags: New-Latin, declension-2
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