threnus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θρῆνος (thrênos).

Noun

thrēnus m (genitive thrēnī); second declension

1. A dirge, a lamentation

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	thrēnus	thrēnī
Genitive	thrēnī	thrēnōrum
Dative	thrēnō	thrēnīs
Accusative	thrēnum	thrēnōs
Ablative	thrēnō	thrēnīs
Vocative	thrēne	thrēnī

Synonyms

• aelinos
• nēnia

Derived terms

• thrēnicus

References

• threnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “threnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press