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Danish
Etymology
From French religieux (“religious”), from Latin religiosus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
religiøs
- religious (concerning religion)
- devotional (of or pertaining to devotion or worship)
Inflection
Inflection of religiøs
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comparative
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superlative
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| indefinite common singular
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religiøs
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| indefinite neuter singular
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religiøst
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| plural
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religiøse
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| definite attributive1
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religiøse
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1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
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Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
religiøs (neuter singular religiøst, definite singular and plural religiøse)
- religious
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
religiøs (neuter religiøst, definite singular and plural religiøse, comparative meir religiøs, superlative mest religiøs)
- religious (concerning religion)
Dei religiøse sakene var det andre som tok seg av.- It was others dealt with the religious matters.
- religious (having a religion)
Anne var ein særs religiøs person.- Anne was a very religious person.
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