elegi
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See also: elegí
Danish
Noun
elegi c (singular definite elegien, plural indefinite elegier)
Inflection
Declension of elegi
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | elegi | elegien | elegier | elegierne |
| genitive | elegis | elegiens | elegiers | elegiernes |
See also
elegi on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Latin
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ἔλεγοι (élegoi).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈe.le.ɡiː/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.le.d͡ʒi/,
Noun
elegī m pl (genitive elegōrum); second declension
- (plural only) elegy, elegiac verses
- Synonyms: elegīa (also singular), elegidarion (short elegy)
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | elegī |
| genitive | elegōrum |
| dative | elegīs |
| accusative | elegōs |
| ablative | elegīs |
| vocative | elegī |
References
- “elegi”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “elegi”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- elegi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Etymology 2
See ēligō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /eːˈleː.ɡiː/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈle.d͡ʒi/,
Verb
ēlēgī
Portuguese
Verb
elegi
Swedish
Noun
elegi c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | elegi | elegis |
| definite | elegin | elegins | |
| plural | indefinite | elegier | elegiers |
| definite | elegierna | elegiernas |