Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

irid-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: irid-
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Relating to the iris.

Etymology

From stem of Ancient Greek of ἶρις (îris, “the rainbow; colored circle, colored portion of the eye, something bent or curved”).

Inflected Forms

irido- (alternative) iri- (alternative) iris- (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

iridescence

Questions

What does irid- mean?: Relating to the iris.
Where does irid- come from?: From stem of Ancient Greek of ἶρις (îris, “the rainbow; colored circle, colored portion of the eye, something bent or curved”).

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