irrealis
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See also: irreális
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
Adjective
irrealis (not comparable)
Derived terms
Noun
irrealis (plural irrealises)
- (grammar) An irrealis construct.
- 2023, Kasia M. Jaszczolt, Understanding Human Time, page 170:
- […] then it would make sense to view Australian past irrealises as TAM forms combining a modal stative predicate (conveying e.g. a capacity, expectation, or desire state) with a past imperfective content.
