"ἔλεγος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /é.le.ɡos/, /ˈe.le.ɣos/, /ˈe.le.ɣos/, /é.le.ɡos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈe.le.ɡos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈe.le.ɣos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈe.le.ɣos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈe.le.ɣos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: A Phrygian origin was considered by Hommel. However, Beekes prefers a Pre-Greek origin. Has also been compared to Old Armenian եղէգն (ełēgn, “reed”). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|xpg|-}} Phrygian, {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek, {{cog|xcl|եղէգն|t=reed}} Old Armenian եղէգն (ełēgn, “reed”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἐλέγου|m|second}} ἔλεγος • (élegos) m (genitive ἐλέγου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἔλεγος|ου|form=M}} Forms: élegos [romanization], ἐλέγου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ ἔλεγος [nominative, singular], τὼ ἐλέγω [dual, nominative], οἱ ἔλεγοι [nominative, plural], τοῦ ἐλέγου [genitive, singular], τοῖν ἐλέγοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ἐλέγων [genitive, plural], τῷ ἐλέγῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν ἐλέγοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς ἐλέγοις [dative, plural], τὸν ἔλεγον [accusative, singular], τὼ ἐλέγω [accusative, dual], τοὺς ἐλέγους [accusative, plural], ἔλεγε [singular, vocative], ἐλέγω [dual, vocative], ἔλεγοι [plural, vocative]
  1. mourning song accompanied by a flute Categories (topical): Music Derived forms: ἐλεγεῖον (elegeîon), ἐλεγείᾱ (elegeíā), ἐλεγῖνος (elegînos), ἐλεγῐ́ᾰμβος (elegíambos)

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