iridio

From Ancient Greek ἶρις, ἶριδος (îris, îridos, “rainbow”) +‎ -io.

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• IPA^(key): /iriˈdio/
• Rhymes: -io
• Hyphenation: i‧ri‧di‧o

iridio (uncountable, accusative iridion)

1. iridium

iridio m (uncountable)

1. iridium

• IPA^(key): /iˈri.djo/
• Rhymes: -idjo
• Hyphenation: i‧rì‧dio

iridio m (plural iridi)

1. (chemistry) iridium

īridiō

1. dative/ablative singular of īridium

Borrowed from New Latin īridium, from Latin Īridem (“Iris, goddess of rainbows”), from Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris), due to the bright color of many of its salts; cf. also -io, element-forming suffix.

• IPA^(key): /iˈɾidjo/ [iˈɾi.ð̞jo]

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• Rhymes: -idjo
• Syllabification: i‧ri‧dio

iridio m (uncountable)

1. iridium

• “iridio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• iridio on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es