dirige

See also: dirigé

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin dīrige (“guide”, imperative), from the beginning of the first antiphon in matins for the dead: Dīrige, Domine, Deus meus, in cōnspectū tuō viam meam (“Guide, O Lord my God, my way by your sight”). Doublet of dirge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪɹɪd͡ʒi/, /ˈdɪɹɪd͡ʒeɪ/

Noun

dirige (plural diriges)

1. A Roman Catholic service for the dead, being the first antiphon of matins for the dead, of which dirige is the first word; a dirge.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.ʁiʒ/

Verb

dirige

1. inflection of diriger:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• rigide

Italian

Verb

dirige

1. third-person singular present indicative of dirigere

Anagrams

• digerì, redigi, rigide

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdiː.rɪ.ɡɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdiː.ri.d͡ʒe]

Verb

dīrige

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dīrigō