realis

noun, adj — 3 senses

realis

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Late Latin reālis. Doublet of real.

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences 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.

Synonyms: realis mood
Antonyms: irrealis, irrealis mood

realis

adj

Etymology Borrowed from Late Latin reālis. Doublet of real.

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Of or relating to the realis mood.

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Of a verb Inflected to indicate that something actually is, or is not, the case.

Related terms: declarative, declarative mood, energetic, energetic mood, generic, generic mood, indicative, indicative mood

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