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irrespirable

/ɪɹɪˈspaɪɹəb(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ir-re-spir-a-ble
IPA
/ɪɹɪˈspaɪɹəb(ə)l/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not respirable; not suitable for breathing; unbreathable.

Example Sentences

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”)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: ir
  • Root: *wert-, irrespirable, irrespīrābilis, ir-, *(s)peys-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪɹɪˈspaɪɹəb(ə)l/
  • British English: /ɪɹɪˈspaɪɹəb(ə)l/

Frequently Paired Words

respiration respirator respiratory respire

Synonyms

nonrespirable unrespirable

Antonyms

breathable respirable

Questions

How do you pronounce irrespirable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪɹɪˈspaɪɹəb(ə)l/.
What does irrespirable mean?
Not respirable; not suitable for breathing; unbreathable.
Where does irrespirable come from?
It is traced to French.

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