kyrie

kyrie

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)

1. (Christianity) A short prayer or petition including the phrase kyrie eleison, meaning “Lord, have mercy”.
2. (music) A setting of the traditional kyrie text to music for a Mass.

Translations

prayer

kyrie, kyrie-litania (litany), kyrie-rukous (prayer) Chinese: Mandarin: 上主求祢垂憐／上主求祢垂怜, 求主憐憫／求主怜悯 French: kyrie (fr) m, kyrie eleison (fr) m Greek: Ancient Greek: Κύριε ἐλέησον (Kúrie eléēson) Italian: kyrie eleison m, kyrieleison m, kyrie m Latin: Kyrie eleison Old Church Slavonic: Господи Помилуй (Gospodi Pomiluj) Portuguese: kyrie eleison (pt) m Russian: ки́рие (kírije), го́споди, поми́луй (góspodi, pomíluj)

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Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (compare English kyrie); Clipping of Kyrie eleison.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkyːrie(ˣ)/, [ˈkyːrie̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -yyrie
• Syllabification^(key): ky‧ri‧e

Noun

kyrie

1. (Christianity) kyrie, instance or practice of using the phrase Kyrie eleison in liturgy or lyrics
2. (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
instructive		—	kyriein
abessive		kyrieettä	kyrieittä
comitative		—	kyrieineen

Possessive forms of kyrie (type hame)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kyrieeni	kyrieemme
2nd person	kyrieesi	kyrieenne
3rd person	kyrieensä

Derived terms

• kyrie-litania
• kyrie-rukous

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French

Etymology

Shortening of the Ecclesiastical Latin phrase Kyrie eleison, from Ancient Greek Κύριε ἐλέησον (Kúrie eléēson, “Lord, have mercy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.ʁi.je/

Noun

kyrie m (plural kyries)

1. (Christianity) kyrie (prayer)

   Synonym: (less common) kyrie eleison

Further reading

• “kyrie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.rje/
• Rhymes: -irje
• Hyphenation: kỳ‧rie

Noun

kyrie m (invariable)

1. Clipping of kyrie eleison.