Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dirige

/ˈdɪɹɪd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dirige
IPA: /ˈdɪɹɪd͡ʒi/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -, dīrige

Inflected Forms

diriges (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce dirige?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɪɹɪd͡ʒi/.
What does dirige mean?: 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.
Where does dirige come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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