reiligiún

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman religioun, from Latin religiō.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠɛlʲɪˈɟuːnˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠɛlʲɪɟuːnˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠɛlʲɪɟunˠ/

Noun

reiligiún m (genitive singular reiligiúin, nominative plural reiligiúin)

religion
Synonym: creideamh

Declension

Declension of reiligiún

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	reiligiún	reiligiúin
Vocative	a reiligiúin	a reiligiúna
Genitive	reiligiúin	reiligiún
Dative	reiligiún	reiligiúin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an reiligiún	na reiligiúin
Genitive	an reiligiúin	na reiligiún
Dative	leis an reiligiún don reiligiún	leis na reiligiúin

Derived terms

Further reading

"reiligiún" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “reiligiún” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “reiligiún” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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