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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKlage
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kla-ge
"Die Klage der Witwe hallte durch die leeren Hallen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A passionate expression of grief or sorrow.
"The lament of the widow echoed through the empty halls."
- 1
To express sorrow, mourning, or regret.
"He lamented the loss of his childhood home."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'lamentum', meaning a wailing or weeping. The term entered English via Middle French in the late 14th century, evolving from a physical expression of grief into both a noun signifying a passionate expression of sorrow and a verb meaning to mourn.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lament" is said worldwide
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lamentation
Transliteration: la-men-ta-syon
"La lamentation de la veuve résonnait dans les couloirs vides."
Klage
Transliteration: kla-ge
"Die Klage der Witwe hallte durch die leeren Hallen."
lamento
Transliteration: la-men-to
"Il lamento della vedova risuonava nei corridoi vuoti."
lamento
Transliteration: la-men-to
"El lamento de la viuda resonaba por los pasillos vacíos."
lamento
Transliteration: la-men-to
"O lamento da viúva ecoava pelos corredores vazios."
शोक
Transliteration: shok
"विधवा का शोक सुनसान गलियों में गूंज रहा था।"
哀悼
Transliteration: āidào
"寡妇的哀悼在空荡的走廊中回响。"
애도
Transliteration: aedo
"과부의 애도가 텅 빈 복도를 울려 퍼졌다."
嘆き
Transliteration: nageki
"未亡人の嘆きが空っぽの廊下に響いていた。"
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