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)

1. Objects from real life or from the real world, as opposed to theoretical constructs or fabricated examples.
   • 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 28:

     It might be possible, for example, to work backwards from the known realia of Visigothic Spain.

2. (linguistics) Words and expressions for culture-specific material elements.

Translations

real objects or facts

• French: realia (fr) f
• Hungarian: reália (hu)
• Norwegian: realia m pl
• Polish: realia f pl
• Russian: реа́лия (ru) f (reálija)

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)

1. realia

Further reading

• realia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

reālia

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of reālis

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

realia m pl (definite realiene)

1. realia

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

realia n pl

1. realia

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin realia, neuter plural of realis (“real”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛˈa.lja/

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• Rhymes: -alja
• Syllabification: re‧a‧lia

Noun

realia f

1. realia (objects from real life or from the real world, as opposed to theoretical constructs or fabricated examples)
2. (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

1. (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)