literarias

Literarias is the feminine plural form of the Spanish adjective literario, used to describe things related to literature or to indicate literary works when referring to feminine nouns. It commonly appears in phrases such as obras literarias, tradiciones literarias, or críticas literarias, and can function as a descriptor in academic and publishing contexts.

In grammar, literarias must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. The masculine counterpart is literarios, used with masculine nouns such as géneros literarios or autores literarios. The term can also appear as a category label in bibliographies, catalogs, or headings, where it may stand alone to signal topics related to literature.

Usage of literarias encompasses a wide range of contexts, including literary studies, publishing, journalism, and education. It denotes the domain of letters rather than the broader arts, with common collocations like literatura comparada, crítica literaria, tradiciones literarias, and novelas literarias. In many educational or library contexts, expressions involving obras literarias are standard and emphasize the content and significance of literary works.

Etymologically, literarias derives from the Spanish literario, itself from Latin litterarius, related to litterae (letters). The feminine plural form aligns with feminine nouns it modifies, while the masculine plural literarios corresponds to masculine nouns. The term thus reflects the grammatical gender system of Spanish and the historical connection between literature and the broader category of letters.