elegi

See also: elegí

Danish

Noun

elegi c (singular definite elegien, plural indefinite elegier)

  1. elegy

Inflection

Declension of elegi
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative elegi elegien elegier elegierne
genitive elegis elegiens elegiers elegiernes

See also

Latin

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἔλεγοι (élegoi).

Pronunciation

Noun

elegī m pl (genitive elegōrum); second declension

  1. (plural only) elegy, elegiac verses
    Synonyms: elegīa (also singular), elegidarion (short elegy)
Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

References

  • elegi”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • elegi”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • elegi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Etymology 2

See ēligō.

Pronunciation

Verb

ēlēgī

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of ēligō

Portuguese

Verb

elegi

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of eleger

Swedish

Noun

elegi c

  1. elegy

Declension