elegía

See also: elegia and elégia

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eleˈxia/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

elegía f (plural elegías)

  1. elegy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

elegía

  1. First-person singular (yo) imperfect indicative form of elegir.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperfect indicative form of elegir.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) imperfect indicative form of elegir.

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