Ave Maria
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Etymology edit
From Middle English Ave Maria, Ave Marie, Ave Mary(e), from Latin Avē Marīa.
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Noun edit
Ave Maria (plural Ave Marias)
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From (h)avē̆ (“hail!”) + Marīa (“Mary”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.u̯eː maˈriː.a/, [ˈäu̯eː mäˈriːä] or IPA(key): /ˈa.u̯e maˈriː.a/, [ˈäu̯ɛ mäˈriːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ve maˈri.a/, [ˈäːve mäˈriːä]
Phrase edit
- Hail Mary (a salutation and prayer to the Virgin Mary, as mother of God; used in the Roman Catholic church)