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Meaning of iris | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[ˈiː.rɪs]

Definitions

  1. rainbow
    declension-3
  2. dative/ablative plural of īra
    ablative, dative, form-of, plural
  3. Iris (messenger of the gods)
    Greek, declension-3
  4. One of the most considerable rivers of Pontus, now the Yeşilırmak
    declension-3, masculine, singular

Equivalents

English rainbow

Examples

“et vīdī alium angelum fortem dēscendentem dē caelō amictum nūbe, et īris in capite eius, et faciēs eius erat ut sōl, et pedēs eius tamquam columna ignis”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

ironia ironiae ironiam ironiarum ironias ironiis

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