requiem

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɹɛ.kwi.əm/, /ˈɹɛ.kwi.ɛm/ Rhymes: -əm, -ɛm Hyphenation: re‧qui‧em === Etymology 1 === 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 ==== requiem (plural requiems) A Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person. A musical composition for such a mass. A piece of music composed to honor a dead person. (obsolete) Rest; peace. ===== Coordinate terms ===== dirge, elegy, threnody – funeral songs ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== requiescat See related terms of quiet ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From French requin, altered by association with Etymology 1, above. ==== Noun ==== requiem (plural requiems) A large or dangerous shark, specifically, (zoology) a member of the family Carcharhinidae. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== == Basque == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin requiem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rekjem/ [re.kjẽm], /rekiem/ [re.ki.ẽm] Rhymes: -ekjem, -em, -iem, -em === Noun === requiem inan requiem (mass) requiem (musical composition) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “requiem”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈrɛkvɪjɛm] === Noun === requiem n (indeclinable) alternative form of rekviem == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin requiem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrekʋiem/, [ˈre̞kʋie̞m] Rhymes: -ekʋiem === Noun === requiem requiem (mass or composition) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “requiem”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 14 May 2026 == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁe.kɥi.jɛm/, /ʁe.kwi.jɛm/ === Noun === requiem m (plural requiems) requiem === Further reading === “requiem”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin requiem [​aeternam dōnā eīs, Domine​] (“Grant them eternal rest, O Lord”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɛ.kwjem/ Rhymes: -ɛkwjem Hyphenation: rè‧quiem === Noun === requiem m (invariable) requiem ==== Related terms ==== requie messa funebre messa da requiem onoranze funebri === References === == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈrɛ.kʷi.ẽː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈrɛː.kʷi.em] === Noun === requiem accusative singular of requiēs == Middle English == === Etymology === From Latin requiem, the first word of the introit for the traditional requiem mass. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɛkwiɛm/ === Noun === requiem (Late Middle English) requiem (mass for commemoration of the dead) (rare) death, eternal peace ==== Descendants ==== English: requiem Scots: requiem (obsolete) ==== References ==== “requiem, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Polish == === Alternative forms === rekwiem === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin requiem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rɛˈkfi.ɛm/ Rhymes: -iɛm Syllabification: re‧qui‧em === Noun === requiem n (indeclinable) (music) requiem (musical composition composed for such a mass) (Roman Catholicism) requiem (mass to honor and remember a dead person) === Further reading === “requiem”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: re‧qui‧em === Noun === requiem m (plural requiens) alternative spelling of réquiem === Further reading === “requiem”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “requiem”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026