Elegie
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle French elegie, from Latin elegīa, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγείᾱ (elegeíā), ellipsis of ἐλεγείᾱ ᾠδή (elegeíā ōidḗ, “an elegiac song”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Elegie f (genitive Elegie, plural Elegien)
- elegy (mournful or plaintive poem or song)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Elegie [feminine]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Elegie” in Duden online
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