réquiem

See also: requiem, Requiem, and rèquiem

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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]
- (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)

requiem (mass to honour and remember a dead person)
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)

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

Further reading

“réquiem”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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