κλαυθμός

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κλαυθμός (klauthmós).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /klafθˈmos/
  • Hyphenation: κλαυθ‧μός

Noun

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κλαυθμός (klafthmósm

  1. (learned, used in collocation with οδυρμός) weeping
    (θρήνος,) κλαυθμός και οδυρμός (literally or figuratively, originally biblical)
    (thrínos,) klafthmós kai odyrmós
    (lamentation,) weeping and wailing

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References

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  1. ^ κλαυθμός”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998