Elegie

See also: elegie and élégie

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French elegie, from Latin elegīa, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγείᾱ (elegeíā), ellipsis of ἐλεγείᾱ ᾠδή (elegeíā ōidḗ, “an elegiac song”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eleˈɡiː/
  • Rhymes: -iː
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Noun

Elegie f (genitive Elegie, plural Elegien)

  1. elegy (mournful or plaintive poem or song)

Declension

Declension of Elegie [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Elegie die Elegien
genitive einer der Elegie der Elegien
dative einer der Elegie den Elegien
accusative eine die Elegie die Elegien

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