lamentation

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Recorded since 1375, from Middle English lamentacioun, from Middle French lamentation and its etymon Latin lāmentātiō (“wailing, moaning, weeping”), from the deponent verb lāmentor, from lāmentum (“wail; wailing”), itself from a Proto-Indo-European *leh2- (“to howl”), presumed ultimately imitative. Replaced Old English cwiþan. By surface analysis, lament + -ation.

65 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: ողբ (oġb) — the act of lamenting
• Bulgarian: тъга (tǎga) — the act of lamenting
• Bulgarian: печал (pečal) — the act of lamenting
• Dutch: geklaag — the act of lamenting
• Dutch: geweeklaag — the act of lamenting
• Dutch: klagen — the act of lamenting
• Dutch: weeklagen — the act of lamenting
• Ewe: konyifafa — the act of lamenting
• Finnish: valitus — the act of lamenting
• Finnish: sureminen — the act of lamenting
• Hindi: विलाप (vilāp) — the act of lamenting
• Irish: acaoineadh — the act of lamenting
• Irish: mairgneach — the act of lamenting
• Italian: lamento — the act of lamenting
• Latin: lāmentātiō — the act of lamenting
• Macedonian: оплаку́вање (oplakúvanje) — the act of lamenting
• Marshallese: aelim̧ō — the act of lamenting
• Old English: ġeōmrung — the act of lamenting
• Polish: lament — the act of lamenting
• Polish: lamentacja — the act of lamenting
• Romanian: lamentare — the act of lamenting
• Romanian: lamentație — the act of lamenting
• Russian: стенание (stenanije) — the act of lamenting
• Armenian: ողբ (oġb) — mourning
• Bulgarian: оплакване (oplakvane) — mourning
• Dutch: rouwklacht — mourning
• Ewe: konyifafa — mourning
• Finnish: sureminen — mourning
• Ancient Greek: θρῆνος (thrênos) — mourning
• Hindi: विलाप (vilāp) — mourning
• Irish: mairgneach — mourning
• Macedonian: оплаку́вање (oplakúvanje) — mourning
• Marshallese: aelim̧ō — mourning
• Old English: hēofung — mourning
• Plautdietsch: Jauma — mourning
• Polish: lament — mourning
• Polish: lamentowanie — mourning
• Polish: lamentacja — mourning
• Romanian: doliu — mourning
• Russian: стенание (stenanije) — mourning
• Tocharian B: kwasalñe — mourning
• Turkish: yas — mourning
• Turkish: matem — mourning
• Ottoman Turkish: یاس (yas) — mourning
• Armenian: ողբ (oġb) — a sorrowful cry; a lament
• Bulgarian: вопъл (vopǎl) — a sorrowful cry; a lament
• Bulgarian: ридание (ridanie) — a sorrowful cry; a lament
• Dutch: lamentatie — a sorrowful cry; a lament
• Egyptian: n:x-w-t-A2 (nḫwt) — a sorrowful cry; a lament
• Egyptian: i-imi-m-w-A30 (jmw) — a sorrowful cry; a lament
• Esperanto: lamentado — a sorrowful cry; a lament
• Ewe: konyifafa — a sorrowful cry; a lament
• Finnish: valitusvirsi — a sorrowful cry; a lament
• Hindi: विलाप (vilāp) — a sorrowful cry; a lament
• Irish: acaoineadh — a sorrowful cry; a lament
• Central Kurdish: ئاخ و واخ (ax û wax) — a sorrowful cry; a lament
• Latin: lamentum — a sorrowful cry; a lament
• Macedonian: плач (plač) — a sorrowful cry; a lament
• Marshallese: aelim̧ō — a sorrowful cry; a lament
• Polish: lament — a sorrowful cry; a lament
• Polish: lamentowanie — a sorrowful cry; a lament
• Polish: lamentacja — a sorrowful cry; a lament
• Romanian: lamentare — a sorrowful cry; a lament
• Russian: плач (plač) — a sorrowful cry; a lament
• Polish: stado — a group of swans