κλαυθμός

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κλαυθμός (klauthmós).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klafθˈmos/
  • Hyphenation: κλαυθ‧μός

Noun

κλαυθμός (klafthmósm

  1. (learned, used in collocation with οδυρμός) weeping
    (θρήνος,) κλαυθμός και οδυρμός (literally or figuratively, originally biblical)
    (thrínos,) klafthmós kai odyrmós
    (lamentation,) weeping and wailing

Declension

singular plural
nominative κλαυθμός (klafthmós) κλαυθμοί (klafthmoí)
genitive κλαυθμού (klafthmoú) κλαυθμών (klafthmón)
accusative κλαυθμό (klafthmó) κλαυθμούς (klafthmoús)
vocative κλαυθμέ (klafthmé) κλαυθμοί (klafthmoí)

References

  1. ^ κλαυθμός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language