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realis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
re-alis
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A category of grammatical moods, the most common of which is the indicative mood, that indicate that something actually is, or is not, the case.

Uncountable

adj

Of or relating to the realis mood.

adj

Inflected to indicate that something actually is, or is not, the case.

name

plural of Reali

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin reālis. Doublet of real.

Usage

Phrases

declarative mood energetic mood generic mood indicative mood

Frequently Paired Words

declarative declarative mood energetic energetic mood generic generic mood indicative indicative mood

Synonyms

realis mood

Antonyms

irrealis irrealis mood

Questions

What does realis mean?
A category of grammatical moods, the most common of which is the indicative mood, that indicate that something actually is, or is not, the case.
Where does realis come from?
Borrowed from Late Latin reālis. Doublet of real.

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