different between requiem vs composer

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???kw??m/, /???kwi?m/, /????kwi?m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???.kwi.?m/
• Hyphenation: re?qui?em

Etymology 1

The first word of the introit for the traditional requiem mass, an alternative accusative case of Latin requi?s (“rest, repose”), from re- (“again”) + qui?s (“rest, quiet”).

Noun

requiem (plural requiems)

1. A mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
2. A musical composition for such a mass.
3. A piece of music composed to honor a dead person.
4. (obsolete) rest; peace

Coordinate terms

• dirge, elegy, threnody – funeral songs

Derived terms

• requiem mass

Related terms

• requiescat
• See related terms of quiet

Translations

Etymology 2

From French requin, altered by association with Etymology 1, above.

Noun

requiem (plural requiems)

1. A large or dangerous shark, specifically, (zoology) a member of the family Carcharhinidae.
   • 1973, Patrick Buchanan, A Requiem of Sharks:

     Any man-eater is called a requiem.

Derived terms

• requiem shark

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?r?kv??m]

Noun

requiem n (indeclinable)

1. Alternative form of rekviem

Declension

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e.k?i.j?m/, /?e.kwi.j?m/

Noun

requiem m (plural requiems)

1. requiem

Further reading

• “requiem” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

From Latin requiem [?aeternam d?n? e?s, Domine?] (“Grant them eternal rest, O Lord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r?k.wjem/
• Hyphenation: rè?quiem

Noun

requiem m (invariable)

1. requiem

Related terms

• requie
• messa funebre
• messa da requiem
• onoranze funebri

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?re.k?i.em/, [?r?k?i???]
• (Vulgar) IPA^(key): /?re?.k?i.e/, [?r??k??e]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?re.kwi.em/, [?r??kwi?m]

Noun

requiem

1. accusative singular of requi?s

Polish

Alternative forms

• rekwiem

Etymology

From Latin requiem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r?k?f?i.?m/

Noun

requiem n (indeclinable)

1. (music) requiem (musical composition composed for such a mass)
2. (Roman Catholicism) requiem (mass to honor and remember a dead person)

Related terms

• (adjective) rekwialny

Further reading

• requiem in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• requiem in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

requiem m (plural requiens)

1. Alternative spelling of réquiem

English

Etymology

From compose +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: k?m-p?z??r, IPA^(key): /k?m?po?z??/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: k?m-p?z??r, IPA^(key): /k?m?p??z?/
• Rhymes: -??z?(?)

Noun

composer (plural composers)

1. One who composes; an author.
   1. Especially, one who composes music.
2. One who, or that which, quiets or calms.

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French composer, from com- +? poser, as an adaptation of Latin compon?, componere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.po.ze/
• Homophones: composai, composé, composée, composées, composés, composez

Verb

composer

1. to compose
2. to constitute, to make up
3. to dial (a number)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• corps composé

Related terms

Further reading

• “composer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Etymology

From com- +? poser, as an adaptation of Latin compon?, componere.

Verb

composer

1. to come to an agreement
2. to compose; to create; to make; to manufacture

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• ? English: compose
• French: composer