elegiac

== English == === Alternative forms === elegaic (non-standard) === Etymology === From Middle French élégiaque, from Latin elegīacus, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγειακός (elegeiakós). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɛlɪˈd͡ʒaɪək/, /ˌɛlɪˈd͡ʒaɪˌæk/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɛləˈd͡ʒaɪək/, /ˌɛləˈd͡ʒaɪˌæk/, /ɪˈlid͡ʒiˌæk/ Rhymes: -aɪək, -aɪæk, -iːdʒiæk === Adjective === elegiac (comparative more elegiac, superlative most elegiac) Of or relating to an elegy. Expressing sorrow or mourning. Synonyms: sorrowful, mournful; see also Thesaurus:sad ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === elegiac (plural elegiacs) A poem composed in the couplet style of classical elegies: a line of dactylic hexameter followed by a line of dactylic pentameter. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French élégiaque. === Adjective === elegiac m or n (feminine singular elegiacă, masculine plural elegiaci, feminine/neuter plural elegiace) elegiac ==== Declension ====