dirige

See also: dirigé

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin dīrige (“guide”, imperative), from the beginning of the first antiphon in matins for the dead: Dīrige, Domine, Deus meus, in cōnspectū tuō viam meam (“Guide, O Lord my God, my way by your sight”). Doublet of dirge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪɹɪd͡ʒi/, /ˈdɪɹɪd͡ʒeɪ/

Noun

dirige (plural diriges)

1. A Roman Catholic service for the dead, being the first antiphon of matins for the dead, of which dirige is the first word; a dirge.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.ʁiʒ/

Verb

dirige

1. inflection of diriger:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• rigide

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Italian

Verb

dirige

1. third-person singular present indicative of dirigere

Anagrams

• digerì, redigi, rigide

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Latin

The motto of the City of London includes this word

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdiː.ri.ɡe/, [ˈd̪iːrɪɡɛ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.ri.d͡ʒe/, [ˈd̪iːrid͡ʒe]

Verb

dīrige

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dīrigō

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Middle English

FWOTD – 2 November 2021

Alternative forms

• derche, dyryge, dirigie, direge, dirge, deryge, derige, dyrge

Etymology

From Latin dirige, from the beginning of the first antiphon in matins for the dead, Dirige, Domine, deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdirid͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈdiːrid͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈdird͡ʒ(ə)/

Noun

dirige

1. The portion of a Christian remembrance service beginning from the first antiphon in matins for the dead.
2. The recitation or singing of the Office of the Dead to commemorate the deceased.
   • a. 1380, John Wycliffe, Of feyned contemplatif lif, of ſong, of þe ordynal of ſalisbury, & of bodely almes & worldly byſyneſse of preſtis; hou bi þes foure þe fend lettiþ hem fro prechynge of þe gospel‎^[1]:

     Þan were matynys & maſse & euen ſong, placebo & dirige & comendacion & matynes of oure lady ordeyned of ſynful men, to be ſongen wiþ heiȝe criynge to lette men fro þe ſentence & vnderſtondynge of þat þat was þus ſongen, & to maken men wery & vndiſpoſid to ſtudie goddis lawe for akyng of hedis […]

     Then there were matins, mass, evensong, placebo, dirges, commendations, and matins of Our Lady, which originated from sinful men, to be sung with high-pitched shrieking to keep people from the meaning and understanding of that which was sung, as to make men weary and unsuited to study God's law because of headaches […]

Descendants

• English: dirge
• Scots: dirge

References

• “dī̆riǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-05-10.

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Portuguese

Verb

dirige

1. inflection of dirigir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈɾixe/ [d̪iˈɾi.xe]
• Rhymes: -ixe
• Hyphenation: di‧ri‧ge

Verb

dirige

1. inflection of dirigir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative