reialme

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rəˈjal.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [reˈjal.me]

Noun

reialme m (plural reialmes)

1. 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, 2024
• “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/

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Noun

reialme m (plural reialmes)

1. (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 oblique singular, m (oblique plural reialmes, nominative singular reialmes, nominative plural reialme)

1. kingdom

Descendants

• → English: realm
• French: royaume