irrealis

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪɹiˈɑːlɪs/, /ɪɹiˈælɪs/, /ɪˈɹiəlɪs/ Hyphenation: ir‧real‧is === Adjective === irrealis (not comparable) (grammar, of a verb) Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is not a fact. ==== Derived terms ==== irrealis mood ==== See also ==== === Noun === irrealis (plural irrealises) (grammar) An irrealis construct. === References === irrealis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === lairiser