reialme
Catalan
Noun
reialme m (plural reialmes)
- kingdom
- Synonym: regne
Further reading
- “reialme” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “reialme”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “reialme” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “reialme” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan
Etymology
Probably derived by confusion between Old Occitan reial and Latin regimen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reˈjalme/
(file)
Noun
reialme m (plural reialmes)
- (Languedoc) kingdom
Dialectal variants
- reiaume
Related terms
- reialtat
See also
- rei
- reina
Old French
Alternative forms
- reaume
- realme
- roialme
- roiame
- roiaume
Etymology
From reial (“royal”), although the -me ending is unexplained. Perhaps influenced by a derivative of Latin regimen; cf. the form reaume. A Vulgar Latin *regalimen has been postulated. More likely an alteration of the form reiame, reaume with influence from reial.
Noun
reialme m (oblique plural reialmes, nominative singular reialmes, nominative plural reialme)
- kingdom
Descendants
- → English: realm
- French: royaume