litania

From Ancient Greek λιτανεία (litaneía).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlitɑniɑ/, [ˈlit̪ɑ̝ˌniɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): li‧ta‧ni‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): li‧ta‧nia

litania

1. litany

• “litania”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

• Italian, italian, laitain, liaanit

From Ancient Greek λιτανεία (litaneía, “prayer”), from λιτή (litḗ, “prayer, entreaty”).

• IPA^(key): /li.taˈni.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: li‧ta‧nì‧a

litania f (plural litanie)

1. litany
2. string (of names etc.)

• litaniare
• litanico

• Taliani, ailanti, alianti, analiti, inalati

Learned borrowing from Latin litania, from Ancient Greek λιτανεία (litaneía, “prayer”), from λιτή (litḗ, “prayer, entreaty”).

• IPA^(key): /liˈtaɲ.ja/

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• Rhymes: -aɲja
• Syllabification: li‧tan‧ia

litania f

1. litany (ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation)
2. (figuratively) litany (prolonged or tedious list)

• litania in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• litania in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• Hyphenation: li‧ta‧ni‧a

litania f (plural litanias)

1. (religion) litany (prayers recited by a leader alternated with responses from the congregation)

   Synonym: ladainha

• “litania”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “litania”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Borrowed from Medieval Latin litania, letania, from Ancient Greek λιτανεία (litaneía).

litania c

1. litany

• litania in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker