elegía

See also: elegia and elégia

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eleˈxia/ [e.leˈxi.a]

Etymology 1

From Latin elegīa, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεία (ᾠδή) (elegeía (ōidḗ), literally “elegiac song”), from the feminine form of ἐλεγείος (elegeíos), from ἔλεγος (élegos, “mournful poem”).

Noun

elegía f (plural elegías)

1. elegy

Related terms

• elegíaco, elegiaco
• élego

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

elegía

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of elegir

Further reading

• “elegía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014