religieus

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Adjective

religieus (comparative religieuzer, superlative meest religieus or religieust)

1. religious

Declension

Declension of religieus
uninflected	religieus
inflected	religieuze
comparative	religieuzer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		religieus	religieuzer	het religieust het religieuste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	religieuze	religieuzere	religieuste
	n. sing.	religieus	religieuzer	religieuste
	plural	religieuze	religieuzere	religieuste
definite		religieuze	religieuzere	religieuste
partitive		religieus	religieuzers	—

Descendants

• → Indonesian: religius

Old French

Alternative forms

• religious, religieux

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin religiōsus.

Adjective

religieus m (oblique and nominative feminine singular religieuse)

1. religious

Noun

religieus oblique singular, m (oblique plural religieus, nominative singular religieus, nominative plural religieus)

1. monk

   Synonym: moigne

Declension

  Declension of religieus  

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	Subject	religieus	religieuse
	Oblique	religieus	religieuse
Plural	Subject	religieus	religieuses
	Oblique	religieus	religieuses

Descendants

• Anglo-Norman: religieus, religius
  • → Middle English: religiouse, religious, religius, religeous
    • English: religious
• Middle French:
  • → Dutch: religieus
  • French: religieux
    • → Danish: religiøs
    • → German: religiös
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: religiøs
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: religiøs
    • → Romanian: religios
    • → Swedish: religiös
• Norman: r'ligieux (Jersey)