reliquia

See also: relíquia

Italian

Etymology

From Latin reliquiae (“relics”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈli.kwja/, /reˈli.kwi.a/
• Rhymes: -ikwja, -ikwia
• Hyphenation: re‧lì‧quia, re‧lì‧qui‧a

Noun

reliquia f (plural reliquie)

1. relic (religious)
2. reliquary

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /reˈli.kʷi.a/, [rɛˈlʲɪkʷiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /reˈli.kwi.a/, [reˈliːkwiä]

Noun

reliquia f (genitive reliquiae); first declension

1. (Late Latin) remain, relic
2. (Late Latin) remnant

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	reliquia	reliquiae
genitive	reliquiae	reliquiārum
dative	reliquiae	reliquiīs
accusative	reliquiam	reliquiās
ablative	reliquiā	reliquiīs
vocative	reliquia	reliquiae

Descendants

• Catalan: relíquia
• English: relic
• French: relique
• Galician: reliquia
• Old Irish: reilic
  • Irish: reilig
  • Manx: rhuillick
  • Scottish Gaelic: réilig
• Italian: reliquia
• Occitan: relíquia
• Portuguese: relíquia
• Spanish: reliquia

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin reliquiae (“relics”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈlikja/ [reˈli.kja]
• Rhymes: -ikja
• Syllabification: re‧li‧quia

Noun

reliquia f (plural reliquias)

1. relic, heirloom
2. vestige

Related terms

• relicario

 

Further reading

• “reliquia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10