malenconia

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan melancolia, from Late Latin melancholia, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía, “blackness of the bile”). The metathesis of the vowels may be due to influence from mal (“bad”).

Pronunciation

Noun

malenconia f (plural malenconies)

  1. melancholy
    Synonym: melangia

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