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requiem

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See also: Requiem, réquiem, and rèquiem

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɛ.kwi.əm/, /ˈɹɛ.kwi.ɛm/
  • Hyphenation: re‧qui‧em
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Audio (US):(file)

Etymology 1

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From Middle English requiem, from Latin requiem, the first word of the introit for the traditional requiem mass, an alternative accusative case of Latin requiēs (rest, repose), from re- (again) + quiēs (rest, quiet).

Noun

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requiem (plural requiems)

  1. A mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
  2. A musical composition for such a mass.
  3. A piece of music composed to honor a dead person.
  4. (obsolete) Rest; peace.
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Etymology 2

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From French requin, altered by association with Etymology 1, above.

Noun

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requiem (plural requiems)

  1. A large or dangerous shark, specifically, (zoology) a member of the family Carcharhinidae.
    • 1973, Patrick Buchanan, A Requiem of Sharks:
      Any man-eater is called a requiem.
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Basque

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin requiem.

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Noun

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requiem inan

  1. requiem (mass)
  2. requiem (musical composition)

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Further reading

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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requiem n (indeclinable)

  1. Alternative form of rekviem

Finnish

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Etymology

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< Latin requiem

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Noun

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requiem

  1. requiem (mass or composition)

Declension

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Inflection of requiem (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative requiem requiemit
genitive requiemin requiemien
partitive requiemiä requiemejä
illative requiemiin requiemeihin
singular plural
nominative requiem requiemit
accusative nom. requiem requiemit
gen. requiemin
genitive requiemin requiemien
partitive requiemiä requiemejä
inessive requiemissä requiemeissä
elative requiemistä requiemeistä
illative requiemiin requiemeihin
adessive requiemillä requiemeillä
ablative requiemiltä requiemeiltä
allative requiemille requiemeille
essive requieminä requiemeinä
translative requiemiksi requiemeiksi
abessive requiemittä requiemeittä
instructive requiemein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of requiem (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative requiemini requiemini
accusative nom. requiemini requiemini
gen. requiemini
genitive requiemini requiemieni
partitive requiemiäni requiemejäni
inessive requiemissäni requiemeissäni
elative requiemistäni requiemeistäni
illative requiemiini requiemeihini
adessive requiemilläni requiemeilläni
ablative requiemiltäni requiemeiltäni
allative requiemilleni requiemeilleni
essive requieminäni requiemeinäni
translative requiemikseni requiemeikseni
abessive requiemittäni requiemeittäni
instructive
comitative requiemeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative requiemisi requiemisi
accusative nom. requiemisi requiemisi
gen. requiemisi
genitive requiemisi requiemiesi
partitive requiemiäsi requiemejäsi
inessive requiemissäsi requiemeissäsi
elative requiemistäsi requiemeistäsi
illative requiemiisi requiemeihisi
adessive requiemilläsi requiemeilläsi
ablative requiemiltäsi requiemeiltäsi
allative requiemillesi requiemeillesi
essive requieminäsi requiemeinäsi
translative requiemiksesi requiemeiksesi
abessive requiemittäsi requiemeittäsi
instructive
comitative requiemeinesi

French

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requiem m (plural requiems)

  1. requiem

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin requiem [​aeternam dōnā eīs, Domine​] (Grant them eternal rest, O Lord).

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requiem m (invariable)

  1. requiem
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References

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

Latin

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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requiem

  1. accusative singular of requiēs

Middle English

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Etymology

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From Latin requiem, the first word of the introit for the traditional requiem mass.

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requiem (Late Middle English)

  1. requiem (mass for commemoration of the dead)
  2. (rare) death, eternal peace

Descendants

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  • English: requiem
  • Scots: requiem (obsolete)

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Latin requiem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /rɛˈkfi.ɛm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɛm
  • Syllabification: re‧qui‧em

Noun

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requiem n (indeclinable)

  1. (music) requiem (musical composition composed for such a mass)
  2. (Roman Catholicism) requiem (mass to honor and remember a dead person)

Further reading

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  • requiem in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (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]

  • Hyphenation: re‧qui‧em

Noun

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requiem m (plural requiens)

  1. Alternative spelling of réquiem