requiescat
English
Etymology
First word of the Latin phrase requiēscat in pāce (“may he/she rest in peace”). The Latin word requiēscat means "may he/she rest" and is a form of the Latin verb requiēscō (“I rest, I repose”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɛkwɪˈɛskæt/
- (US) enPR: rĕk'wē-ĕsʹkăt, IPA(key): /ˌɹɛkwiˈɛskæt/
Noun
requiescat (plural requiescats)
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
requiēscat
- third-person singular present active subjunctive of requiēscō