Requiem

See also: requiem, réquiem, and rèquiem

German

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin. 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 (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)

Further reading

• “Requiem” in Duden online