eleison
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek aorist imperative ἐλέησον (eléēson), from ἐλεέω (eleéō, “to have pity, to be merciful”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /e.leˈeː.son/, [ɛɫ̪eˈeːs̠ɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈle.i.son/, [eˈlɛːis̬on]
Verb[edit]
eleison (not conjugated)
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) have mercy (upon us)