κλαυθμός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of κλαίω (klaíō).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κλαυθμός • (klauthmósm (genitive κλαυθμοῦ); second declension

  1. (the act of) weeping, wailing

Declension

Quotations

  • 70 CE – 110 CE, The Gospel of Matthew 13:42:
    καὶ βαλοῦσιν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν κάμινον τοῦ πυρός· ἐκεῖ ἔσται ὁ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων.
    kaì baloûsin autoùs eis tḕn káminon toû purós; ekeî éstai ho klauthmòs kaì ho brugmòs tôn odóntōn.
    • Translation by KJV
      And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Derived terms

  • ἀνακλαυθμός (anaklauthmós)

Descendants

  • Greek: κλαυθμός (klafthmós) (learned)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κλαυθμός (klauthmós).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klafθˈmos/
  • Hyphenation: κλαυθ‧μός

Noun

κλαυθμός • (klafthmósm

  1. (learned, used in collocation with οδυρμός) weeping
    (θρήνος,) κλαυθμός και οδυρμός (literally or figuratively, originally biblical)
    (thrínos,) klafthmós kai odyrmós
    (lamentation,) weeping and wailing

Declension

Declension of κλαυθμός
singular plural
nominative κλαυθμός (klafthmós) κλαυθμοί (klafthmoí)
genitive κλαυθμού (klafthmoú) κλαυθμών (klafthmón)
accusative κλαυθμό (klafthmó) κλαυθμούς (klafthmoús)
vocative κλαυθμέ (klafthmé) κλαυθμοί (klafthmoí)

References

  1. ^ κλαυθμός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language