"lamentation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌlæm.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/ [UK, US], /ˌlæm.ɪnˈteɪ.ʃən/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lamentation.wav Forms: lamentations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: Recorded since 1375, from 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. Lament is a 16th-century back-formation. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|lāmentātiō|t=wailing, moaning, weeping}} Latin lāmentātiō (“wailing, moaning, weeping”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*leh₂-|t=to howl}} Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“to howl”), {{cog|ang|cwiþan}} Old English cwiþan Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lamentation (countable and uncountable, plural lamentations)
  1. The act of lamenting. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act of lamenting): ողբ (oġb) (Armenian), тъга (tǎga) [feminine] (Bulgarian), печал (pečal) [feminine] (Bulgarian), geklaag [neuter] (Dutch), geweeklaag [neuter] (Dutch), klagen [neuter] (Dutch), weeklagen [neuter] (Dutch), konyifafa [neuter] (Ewe), valitus (Finnish), sureminen (Finnish), acaoineadh [masculine] (Irish), lamento [masculine] (Italian), lāmentātiō [feminine] (Latin), оплаку́вање (oplakúvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), lament [masculine] (Polish), lamentacja [feminine] (Polish), lamentare [feminine] (Romanian), lamentație [feminine] (Romanian), стенание (stenanije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-lamentation-en-noun-8xbkfxhI Disambiguation of 'the act of lamenting': 87 9 1 1 1
  2. A sorrowful cry; a lament. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a sorrowful cry; a lament): ողբ (oġb) (Armenian), вопъл (vopǎl) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ридание (ridanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ئاخ و واخ (ax û wax) (Central Kurdish), lamentatie (Dutch), n:x-w-t-A2 (nḫwt) [feminine] (Egyptian), i-imi-m-w-A30 (jmw) (Egyptian), konyifafa [neuter] (Ewe), valitusvirsi (Finnish), acaoineadh [masculine] (Irish), lamentum [neuter] (Latin), плач (plač) [masculine] (Macedonian), lament [masculine] (Polish), lamentowanie [neuter] (Polish), lamentacja [feminine] (Polish), lamentare [feminine] (Romanian), плач (plač) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-lamentation-en-noun-N520HQ1M Disambiguation of 'a sorrowful cry; a lament': 4 91 1 3 1
  3. Specifically, mourning. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (mourning): θρῆνος (thrênos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ողբ (oġb) (Armenian), оплакване (oplakvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), rouwklacht (Dutch), konyifafa [neuter] (Ewe), sureminen (Finnish), оплаку́вање (oplakúvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), hēofung [feminine] (Old English), Jauma [neuter] (Plautdietsch), lament [masculine] (Polish), lamentowanie [neuter] (Polish), lamentacja [feminine] (Polish), doliu [neuter] (Romanian), стенание (stenanije) [neuter] (Russian), kwasalñe (Tocharian B)
    Sense id: en-lamentation-en-noun-hUX4H-GU Disambiguation of 'mourning': 5 8 78 5 5
  4. lamentatio, (part of) a liturgical Bible text (from the book of Job) and its musical settings, usually in the plural; hence, any dirge Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-lamentation-en-noun-0ODVUVc- Disambiguation of Emotions: 4 8 4 81 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Egyptian translations, Terms with Ewe translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tocharian B translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 19 6 63 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 16 14 45 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 13 10 58 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 11 8 65 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 8 25 8 52 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 6 14 8 66 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 17 7 62 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 3 10 3 82 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 11 16 12 51 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian translations: 6 18 9 62 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ewe translations: 6 16 8 63 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 17 7 61 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 15 11 54 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 6 16 7 64 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 14 9 61 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 8 14 9 61 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 6 15 9 63 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 5 17 5 68 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 4 10 4 79 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 18 9 56 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 7 17 7 61 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 14 9 61 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 14 9 60 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Tocharian B translations: 2 6 2 89 2
  5. A group of swans. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Swans Translations (a group of swans): stado [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-lamentation-en-noun-nODka~3i Disambiguation of Swans: 6 9 7 34 45 Disambiguation of 'a group of swans': 1 1 2 1 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lament, lamentable, lamented

Inflected forms

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