irrespirable

== English == === Etymology === Either: from ir- (prefix meaning ‘not’) +‎ respirable; or borrowed from French irrespirable, from Late Latin irrespīrābilis, from Latin ir- (a variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘not’)) + respīrāre + -ābilis (suffix meaning ‘able to be’). Respīrāre is the present active infinitive of respīrō (“to blow or breathe back; to breathe, respire; to breathe out, exhale”), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again; back, backwards’) + spīrō (“to blow; to breathe, respire; to breathe out, exhale”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow; to breathe”)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: îrĭspīr'əbəl, îrĕ'spĭrəbəl, IPA(key): /ɪɹɪˈspaɪɹəb(ə)l/, /ɪˈɹɛspɪɹəb(ə)l/ Hyphenation: ir‧re‧spir‧a‧ble === Adjective === irrespirable (not comparable) Not respirable; not suitable for breathing; unbreathable. Synonyms: nonrespirable, unrespirable Antonyms: breathable, respirable ==== Related terms ==== respiration respirator respiratory respire ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin irrespīrābilis. By surface analysis, ir- +‎ respirable. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.ʁɛs.pi.ʁabl/ === Adjective === irrespirable (plural irrespirables) unbreathable, suffocating === Further reading === “irrespirable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /irespiˈɾable/ [i.res.piˈɾa.β̞le] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: i‧rres‧pi‧ra‧ble === Adjective === irrespirable m or f (masculine and feminine plural irrespirables) irrespirable === Further reading === “irrespirable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025