reialme

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

reialme m (plural reialmes)

  1. kingdom
    Synonym: regne

Further reading

Occitan

Etymology

Probably derived by confusion between Old Occitan reial and Latin regimen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈjalme/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

reialme m (plural reialmes)

  1. (Languedoc) kingdom

Dialectal variants

  • reialtat

See also

Old French

Alternative forms

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 singularm (oblique plural reialmes, nominative singular reialmes, nominative plural reialme)

  1. kingdom

Descendants

  • English: realm
  • French: royaume
  • Italian: reame
  • Spanish: realme