elegie

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See also: Elegie and élégie

Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

elegie f

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

Declension[edit]

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

elegie f

  1. plural of elegia

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

elegie f (plural elegies)

  1. elegy (poem)

References[edit]

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

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French élégie, from Latin elegia.

Noun[edit]

elegie f (plural elegii)

  1. elegy

Declension[edit]