Elegie

See also: elegie and élégie

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eleˈɡiː/
  • Rhymes: -iː
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Noun

Elegie f (genitive Elegie, plural Elegien)

  1. elegy (mournful or plaintive poem or song)

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