религия

See also: релігія

Bulgarian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin religiō (“sacred duty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛˈliɡijɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

рели́гия • (relígija) m (relational adjective религи́озен)

1. religion

Declension

Declension of рели́гия

	singular	plural
indefinite	рели́гия relígija	рели́гии relígii
definite	рели́гията relígijata	рели́гиите relígiite

References

• “религия”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “религия”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Even

Noun

религия (religija)

1. religion

References

• Cincius, V. I., Rišes, L. D. (1952) “религия”, in Русско-эвенский словарь [Russian–Even Dictionary], Moscow, page 537a

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish religia, from Latin religio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rʲɪˈlʲiɡʲɪjə]

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Noun

рели́гия • (relígija) f inan (genitive рели́гии, nominative plural рели́гии, genitive plural рели́гий)

1. religion

Declension

Declension of рели́гия (inan fem-form i-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	рели́гия relígija	рели́гии relígii
genitive	рели́гии relígii	рели́гий relígij
dative	рели́гии relígii	рели́гиям relígijam
accusative	рели́гию relígiju	рели́гии relígii
instrumental	рели́гией, рели́гиею relígijej, relígijeju	рели́гиями relígijami
prepositional	рели́гии relígii	рели́гиях relígijax

Related terms

• религио́зный (religióznyj)

Descendants

• → Ingrian: religia
• → Kildin Sami: религия (r’eligija)

See also

• ве́ра (véra)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “религия”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress