reliquia

See also: relíquia

Italian

Etymology

From Latin reliquiae (“relics”).

Noun

reliquia f (plural reliquie)

relic (religious)
reliquary

Latin

Etymology

From reliquus (“abandoned”), itself from older *relikuwos. Related to relinquō (“I relinquish”). Probably derived from rēliquiae, reinterpreted as a singular noun.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /reːˈli.kʷi.a/, [reːˈlɪ.kᶣi.a]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /reˈli.kwi.a/, [reˈliː.kwi.a]

Noun

rēliquia f (genitive rēliquiae); first declension

(Late Latin) remain, relic
(Late Latin) remnant

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rēliquia	rēliquiae
Genitive	rēliquiae	rēliquiārum
Dative	rēliquiae	rēliquiīs
Accusative	rēliquiam	rēliquiās
Ablative	rēliquiā	rēliquiīs
Vocative	rēliquia	rēliquiae

Descendants

English: relic
French: relique
Old Irish: reilic
- Irish: reilig
- Manx: rhuillick
- Scottish Gaelic: réilig
Italian: reliquia
Portuguese: relíquia
Spanish: reliquia

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /reˈlikja/

Etymology

From Latin reliquiae (“relics”).

Noun

reliquia f (plural reliquias)

Related terms

relicario

External links

“reliquia” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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