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
• 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.