melankolio
Esperanto
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editDerived from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía), from μελαν- (melan-, “black”) + χολή (kholḗ, “bile”), an excess of which was formerly believed to cause depression.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmelankolio (uncountable, accusative melankolion)
- melancholy, desolation
- Coordinate term: spleno