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

Further reading

• “Requiem” in Duden online