reiligiún

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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)

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

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, 2013-2025

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