Threnodie

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θρηνῳδία (thrēnōidía, “lamentation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁenoˈdiː/

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• Hyphenation: Thre‧n‧o‧die

Nomen

Threnodie f (genitive Threnodie, plural Threnodien)

1. threnody (song of lamentation)

Declension

Declension of Threnodie [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Threnodie	die	Threnodien
genitive	einer	der	Threnodie	der	Threnodien
dative	einer	der	Threnodie	den	Threnodien
accusative	eine	die	Threnodie	die	Threnodien

Derived terms

• threnodisch

Further reading

• “Threnodie” in Duden online
• “Threnodie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache