ξίρις
From LSJ
Τί κοινότατον; ἐλπίς. καὶ γὰρ οἷς ἄλλο μηδέν, αὕτη πάρεστι → What is most common? Hope. For those who have nothing else, that is always there.
English (LSJ)
v. ξυρίς.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: Iris foetidissima (Thphr.)
Other forms: Also ξιρίς (Dsc. 4, 22); and σῖρις or σίρις (EM. 209, 35). ξυρίς (Dsc., Plin. Gal.); ξειρίς (Ar., Hesych.).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Frisk doubts (s.v. ξυρ-) which is the original form (ξιρ- or ξυρ-); DELG thinks that ξυρ- could be due to folketymology (referring to Stömberg, Pflanzennamen 44); the form σιρις suggests that ξιρ- is the oldest form. The variants point to Pre-Greek.
