different between eyrie vs kyrie

English

Alternative forms

• eyry, aerie, aery, ayrie (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English eire, aire, from Old French aire or Medieval Latin aeria. Old French aire, in the sense of an eagle's nest, may have derived from Latin ager, or may less likely be related to the other senses, ultimately from Latin ?rea.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /????i/, /????i/, /?a??i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???i/, /???i/, /?a??i/
• Rhymes: -??ri

Noun

eyrie (plural eyries)

1. The nest of a bird of prey.
2. Any high and remote but commanding place.

Translations

English

Etymology

Ecclesiastical Latin Kyrie, contraction of the Ancient Greek phrase ????? ??????? (Kúrie elé?son, “Lord, have mercy”), from Ancient Greek ????? (Kúrie), vocative form of ?????? (Kúrios, “Lord”), from ????? (kûros, “supremacy, authority”), from Proto-Indo-European *??w-, *?w?- (“to swell, spread out, be strong, prevail”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k???.??e?/

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

Further reading

• kyrie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Shortening of the Ecclesiastical Latin phrase Kyrie eleison, from Ancient Greek ????? ??????? (Kúrie elé?son, “Lord, have mercy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.?i.je/

Noun

kyrie m (plural kyries)

1. (Christianity) kyrie (prayer)

Synonyms

• (less common) kyrie eleison

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ki.rje/
• Hyphenation: k??rie

Noun

kyrie m (invariable)

1. Clipping of kyrie eleison.