μοιρολόι

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Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek μοιρολόγιον (moirológion), from μοιρολογ(ώ) (moirolog(ṓ)) +‎ -ιον (-ion).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.ɾoˈlo.i/
  • Hyphenation: μοι‧ρο‧λό‧ι

Noun

μοιρολόι (moirolóin (plural μοιρολόγια)

  1. lament, dirge (a mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person)

Declension

Declension of μοιρολόι
singular plural
nominative μοιρολόι (moirolói) μοιρολόγια (moirológia)
genitive μοιρολογιού (moirologioú) μοιρολογιών (moirologión)
accusative μοιρολόι (moirolói) μοιρολόγια (moirológia)
vocative μοιρολόι (moirolói) μοιρολόγια (moirológia)

References

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

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