threnus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θρῆνος (thrênos).

Noun

thrēnus m (genitive thrēnī); second declension

  1. A dirge, a lamentation

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative thrēnus thrēnī
genitive thrēnī thrēnōrum
dative thrēnō thrēnīs
accusative thrēnum thrēnōs
ablative thrēnō thrēnīs
vocative thrēne thrēnī

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References

  • threnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • threnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press