requiescat in pace

English

Alternative forms

• RIP, R.I.P. (abbreviation, more common)

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin

Phrase

(deprecated template usage) requiescat in pace

1. May he/she rest in peace.

Related terms

• requiescant in pace (more than one person)

Translations

may he/she rest in peace

• French: repose en paix (fr)
• German: er ruhe in Frieden, möge er in Frieden ruhen
• Italian: riposi in pace
• Latin: requiescat in pace
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: hvil i fred

  Nynorsk: kvil i fred

• Spanish: que descanse en paz sg
• Swedish: vila i frid (sv)

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /re.kʷiˈeːs.kat in ˈpaː.ke/, [rɛkʷiˈeːs̠kät̪ ɪn ˈpäːkɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /re.kwiˈes.kat in ˈpa.t͡ʃe/, [rekwiˈɛskät̪ in ˈpäːt͡ʃe]

Phrase

requiēscat in pāce

1. requiescat in pace