μελαγχολία

Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From μελάγχολος (melánkholos, dipped in black bile) +‎ -ία (-ía), from μέλας (mélas, black) + χόλος (khólos, gall, bile).

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

μελαγχολῐ́ᾱ (melankholíāf (genitive μελαγχολῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. melancholy, atrabiliousness

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • English: melancholy
  • Esperanto: melankolio
  • Late Latin: melancholia
  • Armenian: մելամաղձ (melamaġj) (partial calque)

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