ir-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ir"

English

Etymology

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-

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-

French

Etymology

Variant of in- by assimilation, used before r.

Prefix

ir-

1. not; negation

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with ir-

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-

• “ir-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Prefix

ir-

1. equivalent to ir- in English

Synonyms

• in-

References

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with ir-

Portuguese

Prefix

ir-

1. Alternative form of in-, used before r.

Spanish

Prefix

ir-

1. Alternative form of in-, used before r.