RIP

English

Wikipedia

R.i.p. on a gravestone.

A death threat, featuring a mocked up epitaph reading R.I.P.

Initialism

RIP or R.I.P.

1. Latin: requiescat in pace, 'may he rest in peace'
2. Rest in peace, the identically abbreviated English translation
3. Routing Information Protocol (RIP), a dynamic routing protocol used in local and wide area networks

Usage notes

• Pronounced letter by letter, not as rip.
• Typically found as epitaph on tombstones.
• Also used as an epithet, when referring to a deceased person, as in “This university was founded by Thomas Jefferson, RIP.”
• Can be used as an imperative verb: "She died in a car accident last week. RIP, Christy M."
• The phrase is never used in reference to sleep / a night’s rest; it refers the speaker’s wish that a deceased person is at peace. It is often used in memorials to deceased persons and found on tombstones.
• The stereotypical representation of a grave (e.g. in Halloween decorations, cartoons, etc) is a tuft of land with an upright tombstone with RIP engraved on it.

Related terms

• RHIP
• PBUH

Translations

rest in peace

Danish: hvil i fred (not abbreviated) Dutch: rust (nl) in (nl) vrede (nl), R.I.P. (nl) French: REP (fr) German: RIF (de)

Hebrew: ע״ה (he) (a-ha) Italian: RIP (it) Spanish: DEP (es), QEPD (es) Turkish: huzur içinde yatsın (tr), mekanı cennet olsun (tr)

Anagrams

• PRI

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Italian

Abbreviation

RIP (also: R.I.P.)

1. Riposi in pace: rest in peace.

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Latin

Initialism

RIP

1. Requiescat in pace: may he/she rest in peace.
2. Requiescant in pace: may they rest in peace.