reilig

See also: rèilig and réilig

Irish

Alternative forms

• roilic, roilig

Etymology

From Old Irish reilic, from Latin rēliquiae.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠɪlʲɪɟ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ɾˠəˈliːc/
• (Connemara, Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠɛlʲɪc/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠɨ̞lʲɪɟ/

Noun

reilig f (genitive singular reilige, nominative plural reiligí)

1. cemetery, graveyard, burial ground

Declension

Declension of reilig

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative reilig reiligí Vocative a reilig a reiligí Genitive reilige reiligí Dative reilig reiligí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an reilig na reiligí Genitive na reilige na reiligí Dative leis an reilig don reilig leis na reiligí

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “reilic”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “reilig”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “reilig”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “reilig”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 71