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)

1. 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

• reiligiúnach
• reiligiúnacht
• teoiric an reiligiúin

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “reiligiún”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “reiligiún”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “reiligiún”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024