Elegie
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French elegie, from Latin elegīa, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγείᾱ (elegeíā), ellipsis of ἐλεγείᾱ ᾠδή (elegeíā ōidḗ, “an elegiac song”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Elegie f (genitive Elegie, plural Elegien)
- elegy (mournful or plaintive poem or song)
Declension edit
Declension of Elegie [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Elegie” in Duden online