ir-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ir"

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Italic *ən-

Latin in-

Latin ir-

English ir-

From Latin ir-, assimilated form of in- used before r-.

Prefix

ir-

1. Used for expressing negation; not

Synonyms

• (not): a-, an-, dys-, i-/il-/im-/in-, mal-, non-, un-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with ir-

irremovability

irremovable

irreproducible

irrationality

irreality

irreciprocal

irreciprocally

irrecognizable

irrecompensable

irreconcilable

irrecondite

irrecoverable

irredeemable

irreduction

irredundance

irredundant

irrefutable

irregardless

irregular

irrelated

irrelative

irrelevant

irreligion

irreligionist

irreligious

irremediability

irrepairable

irreparable

irrepatriable

irrepeatable

irreprovable

irrepudiable

irrepugnable

irresistible

irresoluble

irresolution

irresolvedly

irrespective

irrespectively

irrespirable

irresponsibility

irresponsible

irresponsibly

irresultative

irresuscitable

irretention

irretentive

irretraceable

irretractable

irretrievable

irreverence

irreverent

irreverential

irreversibility

irreversible

irreversibly

irrevokable

irrevocable

irrotational

Translations

not; negation

• Czech: ne- (cs)
• Ido: ne-
• Polish: nie- (pl)

References

• “ir-”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “ir-”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

• R.I., RI, Ri, ri

Catalan

Prefix

ir-

1. Form used before a root beginning with the letter r of in-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with ir-

irreductible

irreemplaçable

irrellevant

irremeiable

irreprimible

irresistible

irrespectuós

irresponsabilitat

irresponsable

irreversible

irrevocable

Danish

Prefix

ir-

1. not; negation, equivalent to ir- in English

Synonyms

• in-

References

Danish terms prefixed with ir-

irrelevant

• “ir-” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

Variant of in- by assimilation, used before r.

Prefix

ir-

1. not; negation

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with ir-

irrationalité

irrationnel

irréaliste

irréel

irréligieux

irréparable

irrésoluble

irrespirable

irrévérencieux

irréversibilité

irrotationnel

Italian

Etymology

Assimilated form of in-, before r-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ir/
• Hyphenation: ir-

Prefix

ir-

1. alternative form of in-

Anagrams

• ri, ri-

Latin

Etymology

Assimilated form of in-, before r-.

Prefix

ir-

1. alternative form of in-

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪr/

Article

ir-

1. alternative form of il-

Usage notes

• Used before the letter r. For details on usage, see the main lemma.

Norwegian Bokmål

Prefix

ir-

1. not; negation, equivalent to ir- in English

Synonyms

• in-

References

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with ir-

irrasjonell

irregulær

irrelevans

irrelevant

irreversibel

• “ir-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Prefix

ir-

1. equivalent to ir- in English

Synonyms

• in-

References

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with ir-

irrasjonell

irregulær

irrelevans

irrelevant

irreversibel

Portuguese

Prefix

ir-

1. Allomorph of in-, used before ⟨r⟩.

Spanish

Prefix

ir-

1. alternative form of in-, used before r