melankolio
Esperanto
Alternative forms
- melanĥolio
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía), from μελαν- (melan-, “black”) + χολή (kholḗ, “bile”), an excess of which was formerly believed to cause depression.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [melankoˈlio]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -io
- Hyphenation: me‧lan‧ko‧li‧o
Noun
melankolio (uncountable, accusative melankolion)
- melancholy, desolation
- Coordinate term: spleno
Derived terms
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