threnodia
Latin
Alternative forms
- thrēnoedia (rare)
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek θρηνῳδῐ́ᾱ (thrēnōidĭ́ā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tʰreːˈnoː.di.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t̪reˈnɔː.d̪i.a]
Noun
thrēnōdia f (genitive thrēnōdiae); first declension
- (New Latin) a funeral lament, a dirge or elegy, a threnody
- 1501, Nicolaus Marscalcus, Orꝛthographia, s.v. “Threnodia”:
- Threnodia: cantus lugubris.
- Threnodia: a doleful, plaintive song.
- 1501, Nicolaus Marscalcus, Orꝛthographia, s.v. “Threnodia”:
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | thrēnōdia | thrēnōdiae |
| genitive | thrēnōdiae | thrēnōdiārum |
| dative | thrēnōdiae | thrēnōdiīs |
| accusative | thrēnōdiam | thrēnōdiās |
| ablative | thrēnōdiā | thrēnōdiīs |
| vocative | thrēnōdia | thrēnōdiae |