adj
Meaning 1
Not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- an irretrievable loss
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
irretrievable
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Meaning 2
impossible to recover or recoup or overcome
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an irretrievable loss
- irretrievable errors in judgment
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unretrievable
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin ir- English ir- English retrieve Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English retrievable English irretrievable From ir- + retrievable.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: qaytarılmaz — not retrievable
- Bulgarian: невъзвратим (nevǎzvratim) — not retrievable
- Bulgarian: непоправим (nepopravim) — not retrievable
- Dutch: onherstelbaar — not retrievable
- Dutch: niet meer ongedaan te maken — not retrievable
- Finnish: peruuttamaton — not retrievable
- French: irrécupérable — not retrievable
- French: irrécouvrable — not retrievable
- French: irréparable — not retrievable
- French: irrémédiable — not retrievable
- Polish: niepowetowany — not retrievable