kyrielle

English

Etymology

From French kyrielle.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kɪɹiˈɛl/

Noun

kyrielle (plural kyrielles)

1. (now rare) A long rigmarole.
2. A form of French verse written in rhyming couplets or quatrains, sometimes with a religious theme.

Translations

A form of poetic verse written in rhyming couplets or quatrains

• Finnish: kyrielle

Anagrams

• lyrelike

French

Etymology

From kyrie +‎ -elle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.ʁjɛl/

• Audio

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Noun

kyrielle f (plural kyrielles)

1. (dated) rigmarole
2. host, stream (de (“of”))
3. (poetry) kyrielle

Further reading

• “kyrielle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.