réquiem

See also: requiem, Requiem, and rèquiem

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• requiem
• réquia
• réquie

Etymology

From Latin requiem, the first word of the introit for the traditional requiem mass, an alternative accusative case of Latin requiēs (“rest, repose”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.ki.ẽj̃/ [ˈhɛ.kɪ.ẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁɛ.kjẽj̃/ [ˈhɛ.kjẽɪ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.ki.ẽj̃/ [ˈhɛ.kɪ.ẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁɛ.kjẽj̃/ [ˈhɛ.kjẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.ki.ẽj̃/ [ˈχɛ.kɪ.ẽɪ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁɛ.kjẽj̃/ [ˈχɛ.kjẽɪ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.kjɐ̃j̃/

• Hyphenation: ré‧qui‧em

Noun

réquiem m (plural réquiens)

1. requiem (mass to honour and remember a dead person)
2. requiem (music composed to honour a dead person)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin requiem, the first word of the introit for the traditional requiem mass, an alternative accusative case of Latin requiēs (“rest, repose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrekjem/ [ˈre.kjẽm]
• Rhymes: -ekjem
• Syllabification: ré‧quiem

Noun

réquiem m (plural réquiems)

1. requiem (mass to honour and remember a dead person)
2. requiem (musical composition)

Further reading

• “réquiem”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28