lamentation
English
Etymology
Recorded since 1375, from Latin lāmentātiō (“wailing, moaning, weeping”), from the deponent verb lāmentor, from lāmentum (“wail; wailing”), itself from a Proto-Indo-European *la- (“to shout, cry”), presumed ultimately imitative. Replaced Old English cwiþan. Lament is a 16th-century back-formation.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌlæm.ɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/, /ˌlæm.ɪnˈteɪ.ʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
lamentation (countable and uncountable, plural lamentations)
- The act of lamenting.
- A sorrowful cry; a lament.
- Specifically, mourning.
- lamentatio, (part of) a liturgical Bible text (from the book of Job) and its musical settings, usually in the plural; hence, any dirge
- A group of swans.
Related terms
Translations
the act of lamenting
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mourning
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a sorrowful cry; a lament
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a group of swans
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “lamentation”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
French
Etymology
From Middle French, from Latin lāmentātiō (“wailing, moaning, weeping”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
lamentation f (plural lamentations)
- lamentation, loud/ostentatious plaint
Related terms
Further reading
- “lamentation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology
From Latin lāmentātiō (“wailing, moaning, weeping”).
Noun
lamentation f (plural lamentations)
- lamentation, loud/ostentatious plaint
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