Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek μοιρολόγιον (moirológion), from μοιρολογ(ώ) (moirolog(ṓ)) +‎ -ιον (-ion).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mi.ɾoˈlo.i/
  • Hyphenation: μοι‧ρο‧λό‧ι

Noun

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μοιρολόι (moirolóin (plural μοιρολόγια)

  1. lament, dirge (a mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person)

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References

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  1. ^ μοιρολόι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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