mélancolie
See also: melancolie
French
Alternative forms
- melancolie (obsolete)
- melancholie (obsolete)
- mélancholie (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old French melancolie, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me.lɑ̃.kɔ.li/
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Noun
mélancolie f (plural mélancolies)
- (historical) melancholy (black bile)
- melancholy (sadness or depression)
Related terms
- mélancolique
Descendants
- → Turkish: melankoli
Further reading
- “mélancolie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.