realläroverk

Swedish

Etymology

Partial calque of German Realschule and Realgymnasium (“real school”), equivalent to reell +‎ läroverk. An official designation of Swedish schools c. 1870 to c. 1970.

Noun

realläroverk n

1. a real school: a secondary school that focuses on modern science and languages rather than literature, Greek, and Latin

Declension

Declension of realläroverk
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	realläroverk	realläroverket	realläroverk	realläroverken
Genitive	realläroverks	realläroverkets	realläroverks	realläroverkens

Synonyms

• realskola

References

• Realläroverk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista öfver svenska språket (6th ed., 1889)
• Realskola in Nordisk familjebok (1st ed., 1889)

Further reading

• realläroverk in Svensk ordbok.