relíquia

See also: reliquia

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin reliquia.

Pronunciation

Noun

relíquia f (plural relíquies)

  1. relic

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin reliquiae (“remains, relics”), from relinquō (“to leave behind, to abandon, to relinquish”), from re- + linquō (“to leave, to quit, to forsake, to depart from”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈli.ki.ɐ/ [heˈli.kɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈli.kjɐ/ [heˈli.kjɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeˈli.ki.ɐ/ [χeˈli.kɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈli.kjɐ/ [χeˈli.kjɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈli.ki.a/ [heˈli.kɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈli.kja/ [heˈli.kja]

  • Rhymes: -ikiɐ, -ikjɐ
  • Hyphenation: re‧lí‧qui‧a

Noun

relíquia f (plural relíquias)

  1. (religion) relic (part of the body of a saint or any object that belonged to a saint or was part of his or her torture)
  2. (figuratively) heirloom (precious, rare or ancient thing)
  3. (figuratively) heirloom (what remains of something that ceased to exist)
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