Elegie

elegy (mournful or plaintive poem or song)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eleˈɡiː/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French: elegie

In summary

Borrowed from Middle French elegie, from Latin elegīa, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγείᾱ (elegeíā), ellipsis of ἐλεγείᾱ ᾠδή (elegeíā ōidḗ, “an elegiac song”).

Concepts

elegy

dirge

sad tune

plaintive melody

Elegy

mournful melody

Lamentations

Synonyms

Klagelied

Klagegedicht

wählte

Trauergedicht

traurige Melodie

Klagestück

Klagegesang

Gedichtform mit schwermütiger Stimmung

Nachruf

Translations

élégie

elegie

elegía

klaaglied

elegia

klaagzang

elegia

ελεγεία

treurdicht

رثاء

elegia

elegia

ağıt

mersiye

Elegia