elegie

See also: Elegie and élégie

Czech

Etymology

From Latin elegia (“elegy”), from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεία (elegeía).

Noun

elegie f

  1. elegy (mournful or plaintive poem or song)

Declension
Declension
singular plural
nominative elegie elegie
genitive elegie elegií
dative elegii elegiím
accusative elegii elegie
vocative elegie elegie
locative elegii elegiích
instrumental elegií elegiemi

Synonyms

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. “élégie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Noun

elegie f (plural elegii)

  1. elegy
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