kyrie
/ˈkɪəɹ.ɪˌeɪ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A setting of the traditional kyrie text to music for a Mass.
Etymology
From 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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *ḱewh₁-, Kyrie, -, Κύριε, *ḱēw-
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈkɪəɹ.ɪˌeɪ/