Requiem

See also: requiem, réquiem, and rèquiem

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin requiem (“rest”, accusative singular), from the beginning of the text that is spoken in the mass: Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁeːkviɛm/
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Noun

Requiem n (strong, genitive Requiems, plural Requiems)

  1. requiem (a mass or other ceremony to honor and remember a dead person)
  2. requiem (a musical composition for such a mass)
  3. requiem (a piece of music composed to honor a dead person)

Declension
Declension of Requiem [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Requiem die Requiems
genitive eines des Requiems der Requiems
dative einem dem Requiem den Requiems
accusative ein das Requiem die Requiems

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