elegie

See also: Elegie and élégie

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin elegia (elegy), from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεία (elegeía).

Noun

elegie f

  1. elegy (mournful or plaintive poem or song)
    Synonym: žalozpěv m

Declension

Italian

Noun

elegie f

  1. plural of elegia

Middle French

Etymology

First known attestation 1500,[1] borrowed from Latin elegia.

Noun

elegie f (plural elegies)

  1. elegy (poem)

References

  1. Etymology and history of élégie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French élégie, from Latin elegia.

Noun

elegie f (plural elegii)

  1. elegy

Declension

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