reliquia

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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

References

  1. ^ reliquia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

reliquia f (genitive reliquiae); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative reliquia reliquiae
Genitive reliquiae reliquiārum
Dative reliquiae reliquiīs
Accusative reliquiam reliquiās
Ablative reliquiā reliquiīs
Vocative reliquia reliquiae

Descendants

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin reliquiae (“relics”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈlikja/
  • Rhymes: -ikja
  • Syllabification: re‧li‧quia

Noun

reliquia f (plural reliquias)

  1. relic, heirloom
  2. vestige

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