Ave Maria

• Ave Mary (obsolete)

From Middle English Ave Maria, Ave Marie, Ave Mary(e), from Latin Avē Marīa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːveɪ̯ məˈɹiːə/

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Ave Maria (plural Ave Marias)

1. Hail Mary (Catholic prayer, part of the rosary)

• Angelical salutation

• ave

From (h)avē̆ (“hail!”) + Marīa (“Mary”).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.u̯eː maˈriː.a/, [ˈäu̯eː mäˈriːä] or IPA^(key): /ˈa.u̯e maˈriː.a/, [ˈäu̯ɛ mäˈriːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ve maˈri.a/, [ˈäːve mäˈriːä]

Avē̆ Marīa!

1. Hail Mary (a salutation and prayer to the Virgin Mary, as mother of God; used in the Roman Catholic church)

• → English: Ave Maria
• Italian: Ave Maria