realia
English
Etymology
From Late Latin realia, neuter plural of realis (“real”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɹeɪˈɑːlɪə/, /ɹiːˈeɪlɪə/
- Rhymes: -ɑːliə, -eɪliə
Noun
realia pl (plural only)
- Objects from real life or from the real world, as opposed to theoretical constructs or fabricated examples.
- 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin 2012, p. 28:
- It might be possible, for example, to work backwards from the known realia of Visigothic Spain.
- 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin 2012, p. 28:
Translations
real objects or facts
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Anagrams
- aerial, aërial
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin reālia (“real (things)”), neuter plural of reālis (“real”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reˈa.lja/
- Rhymes: -alja
- Hyphenation: re‧à‧lia
Noun
realia m pl (plural only)
- realia
Further reading
- realia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
reālia
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of reālis
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
realia m pl (definite realiene)
- realia
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
realia n pl
- realia
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin realia, neuter plural of realis (“real”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛˈa.lja/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -alja
- Syllabification: re‧a‧lia
Noun
realia f
- realia (objects from real life or from the real world, as opposed to theoretical constructs or fabricated examples)
- (literature, film) backstory, background
Declension
Declension of realia
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | realia |
| genitive | realiów |
| dative | realiom |
| accusative | realia |
| instrumental | realiami |
| locative | realiach |
| vocative | realia |
Related terms
adjectives
- antyrealistyczny
- realistyczny
- realizacyjny
- realizatorski
- realnoznaczeniowy
- realny
adverbs
- realistycznie
- realizacyjnie
- realnie
nouns
- antyrealizm
- realista
- realistka
- realistyka
- realizacja
- realizator
- realizatorka
- realizatorstwo
- realizm
- realniak
- realność
verbs
- realizować
- realnieć
- zrealizować
Further reading
- realia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- realia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Etymology
From Late Latin realia, neuter plural of realis (“real”).
Noun
realia n pl
- (linguistic pedagogy) facts about conditions in the country where the language is spoken (as opposed to grammar and vocabulary)
References
- realia in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- realia in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- realia in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)