litany

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• /ˈlɪtəni/
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Etymology tree Ancient Greek λῐτή (lĭtḗ) Ancient Greek -ᾰνός (-ănós) Ancient Greek λῐτᾰνός (lĭtănós) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek λῐτᾰνεύω (lĭtăneúō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek -είᾱ (-eíā) Ancient Greek λῐτᾰνείᾱ (lĭtăneíā)der. Latin litaniader. Old French letanieder. Middle English English litany From Middle English, from Old French letanie, from Latin litania, from Ancient Greek λιτανεία (litaneía, “prayer”), from λιτή (litḗ, “prayer, entreaty”).

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: литания (litanija) — ritual liturgical prayer
• Catalan: lletania — ritual liturgical prayer
• Czech: litanie — ritual liturgical prayer
• Dutch: litanie — ritual liturgical prayer
• Finnish: litania — ritual liturgical prayer
• French: litanie — ritual liturgical prayer
• Georgian: ლიტანია (liṭania) — ritual liturgical prayer
• Old Georgian: ლიტანია (liṭania) — ritual liturgical prayer
• German: Litanei — ritual liturgical prayer
• Greek: λιτανεία (litaneía) — ritual liturgical prayer
• Hungarian: litánia — ritual liturgical prayer
• Indonesian: litani — ritual liturgical prayer
• Italian: litania — ritual liturgical prayer
• Māori: ritani — ritual liturgical prayer
• Norman: litannie — ritual liturgical prayer
• Polish: litania — ritual liturgical prayer
• Portuguese: litania — ritual liturgical prayer
• Portuguese: ladainha — ritual liturgical prayer
• Russian: лита́ния (litánija) — ritual liturgical prayer
• Russian: ектенья́ (jektenʹjá) — ritual liturgical prayer
• Scots: leetany — ritual liturgical prayer
• Serbo-Croatian: лита̀нија — ritual liturgical prayer
• Serbo-Croatian: litànija — ritual liturgical prayer
• Slovak: litánie — ritual liturgical prayer
• Spanish: letanía — ritual liturgical prayer
• Swedish: litania — ritual liturgical prayer
• Catalan: lletania — prolonged or tedious list
• Chinese Cantonese: 贅述 /赘述 (zeoi6 seot6) — prolonged or tedious list
• Dutch: litanie — prolonged or tedious list
• Esperanto: litanio — prolonged or tedious list
• French: litanie — prolonged or tedious list
• French: kyrielle — prolonged or tedious list
• German: Litanei — prolonged or tedious list
• Greek: λιτανεία (litaneía) — prolonged or tedious list
• Italian: litania — prolonged or tedious list
• Polish: litania — prolonged or tedious list
• Portuguese: litania — prolonged or tedious list
• Portuguese: ladainha — prolonged or tedious list
• Russian: лита́ния (litánija) — prolonged or tedious list
• Serbo-Croatian: лита̀нија — prolonged or tedious list
• Serbo-Croatian: litànija — prolonged or tedious list
• Spanish: letanía — prolonged or tedious list