threnus

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

Synonyms

• aelinos
• nēnia

Derived terms

• thrēnicus

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