threnodia

Latin

Alternative forms

• thrēnoedia (rare)

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek θρηνῳδῐ́ᾱ (thrēnōidĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /tʰreːˈnoː.di.a/, [t̪ʰreːˈnoːd̪iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /treˈno.di.a/, [t̪reˈnɔːd̪iä]

Noun

thrēnōdia f (genitive thrēnōdiae); first declension

1. (New Latin) a funeral lament, a dirge or elegy, a threnody
   • 1501, Nicolaus Marscalcus, Orꝛthographia, s.v. “Threnodia”:

     Threnodia: cantus lugubris.

     Threnodia: a doleful, plaintive song.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	thrēnōdia	thrēnōdiae
genitive	thrēnōdiae	thrēnōdiārum
dative	thrēnōdiae	thrēnōdiīs
accusative	thrēnōdiam	thrēnōdiās
ablative	thrēnōdiā	thrēnōdiīs
vocative	thrēnōdia	thrēnōdiae