réquiem
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin requiem, the first word of the introit for the traditional requiem mass, an alternative accusative case of Latin requiēs (“rest, repose”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ré‧qui‧em
Noun edit
réquiem m (plural réquiens)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin requiem, the first word of the introit for the traditional requiem mass, an alternative accusative case of Latin requiēs (“rest, repose”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
réquiem m (plural réquiems)
Further reading edit
- “réquiem”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014