irrealis

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is not a fact.

Noun

An irrealis construct.

Synoniemen

speculative

theoretical

Vertalingen

especulatiu

spekulativ

Spekulations…

spéculatif

speculativo

especulatiu

especulativo

spekülatif

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɪɹiˈɑːlɪs/

Etymologie (Engels)

Learned borrowing from New Latin irreālis (“intangible, immaterial”), from Latin in- (“un-: not”) + reālis (“real, material, composed of physical things”), from res (“thing”) + -ālis (“-al: forming adjectives”). Doublet of irreal.