threnos

noun

thre·​nos

ˈthrēˌnäs

variants or less commonly threnus

-ēnəs

plural threnoi

-ēˌnȯi

also threni

-ēˌnī

: threnody

especially : a lyrical lament over a victim of the catastrophe in a tragedy

Word History

Etymology

threnos, from Greek thrēnos; threnus from Late Latin, from Greek thrēnos

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