Kyrie eleison

See also: kyrie eleison

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism. From Ecclesiastical Latin Kȳrie eleison, from Ancient Greek Κῡ́ριε ἐλέησον (Kū́rie eléēson).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkyːrie ˈelei̯son/, [ˈk̟yːrie̞ ˈe̞le̞i̯s̠o̞n]

Phrase

Kyrie eleison

  1. (Christianity) O Lord, have mercy (upon us)
    Synonym: Herra armahda

Derived terms

See also

German

Alternative forms

  • Kyrie, eleison; Kyrie, eleeson; Kyrie eleeson

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin Kȳrie eleison, from Ancient Greek Κῡ́ριε ἐλέησον (Kū́rie eléēson), with the same meaning.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkyːʁie eˈlɛɪ̯zɔn/, /-ˈlaɪ̯-/, /-sɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ky‧rie elei‧son

Phrase

Kyrie eleison

  1. (Christianity) O Lord, have mercy (upon us)

See also

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin Kȳrie eleison, from Ancient Greek Κῡ́ριε ἐλέησον (Kū́rie eléēson).

Phrase

Kyrie eleison

  1. (Christianity) o Lord, have mercy! (upon us)
    Synonym: Tuhan, kasihanilah!

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin Kȳrie eleison, from Ancient Greek Κῡ́ριε ἐλέησον (Kū́rie eléēson).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈki.rje eˈlɛj.son/, /ˈki.rje eˈlɛj.zon/
  • Hyphenation: Kỳ‧rie‧e‧lèi‧son

Phrase

Kyrie eleison

  1. (Christianity) o Lord, have mercy! (upon us)

Derived terms

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κῡ́ριε ἐλέησον (Kū́rie eléēson, Lord have mercy).

Pronunciation

Interjection

Kȳrie eleison

  1. (Ecclesiastical Latin) O Lord, have mercy! (upon us)

Noun

Kȳrie eleison n (indeclinable)

  1. (Christianity) A prayer, beginning with these words, that is part of the Christian liturgy: a kyrie.

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin Kȳrie eleison.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɘ.rjɛ ɛˈlɛj.sɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification: Ky‧rie e‧lei‧son

Interjection

Kyrie eleison!

  1. (Christianity) O Lord, have mercy (upon us)!
  2. exclamation of astonishment, horror, disgust; Jesus Christ!
    Synonym: Jezu Chryste!
    Kyrie eleison, oglądałoś się dzisiaj w lustrze?!Jesus Christ, did you look at yourself in the mirror today?!

Further reading