Elegie

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French elegie, from Latin elegīa, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγείᾱ (elegeíā), ellipsis of ἐλεγείᾱ ᾠδή (elegeíā ōidḗ, “an elegiac song”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eleˈɡiː/ Rhymes: -iː === Noun === Elegie f (genitive Elegie, plural Elegien) elegy (mournful or plaintive poem or song) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== elegisch === Further reading === “Elegie” in Duden online