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orris

/ˈɔːɹɪs/AW-ris
/ˈɔɹɪs/AW-ris

Meaningiris, rainbow

Common meaning: an iris whose root smells of violets

Journey through time

  1. Latinirissource
  2. Italianiriossource
  3. Englishorris‘an iris whose root smells of violets’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin iris ‘iris, rainbow’.

Roots

  • iris Latin “iris, rainbow”

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