threnodia
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From the Ancient Greek θρηνῳδῐ́ᾱ (thrēnōidíā).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /tʰreːˈnoː.di.a/, [t̪ʰreːˈnoːd̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /treˈno.di.a/, [t̪reˈnɔːd̪iä]
Noun edit
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 edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | thrēnōdia | thrēnōdiae |
| Genitive | thrēnōdiae | thrēnōdiārum |
| Dative | thrēnōdiae | thrēnōdiīs |
| Accusative | thrēnōdiam | thrēnōdiās |
| Ablative | thrēnōdiā | thrēnōdiīs |
| Vocative | thrēnōdia | thrēnōdiae |