"irrespirable" meaning in English

See irrespirable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪɹɪˈspaɪɹəb(ə)l/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ɪˈɹɛspɪɹəb(ə)l/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-irrespirable.wav Forms: more irrespirable [comparative], most irrespirable [superlative]
enPR: îrĭspīr'əbəl [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], îrĕ'spĭrəbəl [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] 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”)). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*n̥-|*wert-|*(s)peys-}}, {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{prefix|en|ir|respirable|pos1=prefix meaning ‘not’}} ir- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + respirable, {{bor|en|fr|irrespirable}} French irrespirable, {{der|en|LL.|irrespīrābilis}} Late Latin irrespīrābilis, {{der|en|la|ir-}} Latin ir-, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|present}} present, {{glossary|active}} active, {{glossary|infinitive}} infinitive, {{der|en|ine-pro|*(s)peys-|t=to blow; to breathe}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow; to breathe”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} irrespirable (comparative more irrespirable, superlative most irrespirable)
  1. Not respirable; not suitable for breathing; unbreathable. Synonyms: nonrespirable, unrespirable Related terms: respiration, respirator, respiratory, respire
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