dirge

Noun

1. A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
2. (informal) A song or piece of music that is considered too slow, bland or boring.

Verb

To sing dirges

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɜːdʒ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: dirige

In summary

From Middle English dirige, from Latin dirige (“steer, direct”), from the beginning of the first antiphon in matins for the dead, Dirige, Domine, deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam. Doublet of dirige.

Synonyms

lament

elegy

requiem

coronach

threnody

funeral song

service for the dead

sorrow

sad song

mournful melody

thrénodie

bridal march

Office for the Dead

dead-office

lamentation

dead march

monody

Translations

Klagelied

endecha

nenia

chant funèbre

treurzang

Elegie

complainte

canto fúnebre

ağıt

lijkzang

requiem

rèquiem

cant fúnebre

canto funebre

plany