elegist en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English elegy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English elegist From elegy + -ist.
Meanings
- A writer of funeral songs; one who writes in elegiac verse
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| elegists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
it elegista (Translations)