threnodia

Latin

Alternative forms

thrēnoedia (rare)

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek θρηνῳδῐ́ᾱ (thrēnōidíā).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /tʰreːˈnoː.di.a/

Noun

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.

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	thrēnōdia	thrēnōdiae
genitive	thrēnōdiae	thrēnōdiārum
dative	thrēnōdiae	thrēnōdiīs
accusative	thrēnōdiam	thrēnōdiās
ablative	thrēnōdiā	thrēnōdiīs
vocative	thrēnōdia	thrēnōdiae

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