elegy

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French elegie, from Latin elegīa, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐλεγείᾱ (elegeíā), ellipsis of ἐλεγείᾱ ᾠδή (elegeíā ōidḗ, “an elegiac song”). === Pronunciation === (General American, Received Pronunciation, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɛlɪd͡ʒi/ Hyphenation: el‧e‧gy === Noun === elegy (plural elegies) A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. [from early 16th c.] (music) A composition of mournful character. A classical poem written in elegiac meter ==== Usage notes ==== Because the words elegy and eulogy sound and look similar and both concern speeches or poems associated with someone's death and funeral, they are easily confused. A simple key to remembering the difference is that an elegy is chiefly about lamenting whereas a eulogy is chiefly about praising (and eu- = "good"). ==== Synonyms ==== See dirge ==== Coordinate terms ==== jeremiad — prose or poem but with more emphasis on bitterness and impending doom requiem — a piece of music played at a mass for the dead ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Elegy”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 82, column 1. === Anagrams === lyege == Hungarian == === Etymology === First attested in 1508. Back-formation from elegyít, elegyedik, or obsolete elegyül. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛlɛɟ] Hyphenation: elegy Rhymes: -ɛɟ === Noun === elegy (plural elegyek) (chemistry and figuratively) mixture Synonym: keverék ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === elegy in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. elegy in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).