kyrielle

English

Etymology

From French kyrielle.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /kɪɹiˈɛl/

Noun

kyrielle (plural kyrielles)

(now rare) A long rigmarole.
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 (file)

Noun

kyrielle f (plural kyrielles)

(dated) rigmarole
host, stream (de (“of”))
(poetry) kyrielle

Further reading

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

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