kyrie
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See also: Kyrie
English
Etymology
Ecclesiastical Latin Kyrie, contraction of the Ancient Greek phrase Κύριε ἐλέησον (Kúrie eléēson, “Lord, have mercy”), from Ancient Greek Κύριε (Kúrie), vocative form of Κύριος (Kúrios, “Lord”), from κῦρος (kûros, “supremacy, authority”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱēw-, *ḱewh₁- (“to swell, spread out, be strong, prevail”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɪəɹ.ɪˌeɪ/
Noun
kyrie (plural kyries)
- (Christianity) A short prayer or petition including the phrase kyrie eleison, meaning “Lord, have mercy”.
- (music) A setting of the traditional kyrie text to music for a Mass.
Translations
prayer
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Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (compare English kyrie); Clipping of Kyrie eleison.
Pronunciation
Noun
kyrie
- (Christianity) kyrie, instance or practice of using the phrase Kyrie eleison in liturgy or lyrics
- (Christianity) kyrie, a prayer or musical piece set to the phrase
- Hyponyms: kyrie-litania, kyrie-rukous
Declension
| Inflection of kyrie (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kyrie | kyrieet | ||
| genitive | kyrieen | kyrieiden kyrieitten | ||
| partitive | kyriettä | kyrieitä | ||
| illative | kyrieeseen | kyrieisiin kyrieihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | kyrie | kyrieet | ||
| accusative | nom. | kyrie | kyrieet | |
| gen. | kyrieen | |||
| genitive | kyrieen | kyrieiden kyrieitten | ||
| partitive | kyriettä | kyrieitä | ||
| inessive | kyrieessä | kyrieissä | ||
| elative | kyrieestä | kyrieistä | ||
| illative | kyrieeseen | kyrieisiin kyrieihin | ||
| adessive | kyrieellä | kyrieillä | ||
| ablative | kyrieeltä | kyrieiltä | ||
| allative | kyrieelle | kyrieille | ||
| essive | kyrieenä | kyrieinä | ||
| translative | kyrieeksi | kyrieiksi | ||
| abessive | kyrieettä | kyrieittä | ||
| instructive | — | kyriein | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Derived terms
French
Etymology
Shortening of the Ecclesiastical Latin phrase Kyrie eleison, from Ancient Greek Κύριε ἐλέησον (Kúrie eléēson, “Lord, have mercy”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kyrie m (plural kyries)
- (Christianity) kyrie (prayer)
- Synonym: (less common) kyrie eleison
Further reading
- “kyrie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
kyrie m (invariable)
- Clipping of kyrie eleison.