LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

elegīon

elegīon n (genitive elegīī)
Classical[ɛ.ɫɛˈɡiː.ɔn]Ecclesiastical[e.leˈd͡ʒiː.on]

Meaning

  1. an elegiac poem, an elegy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeelegīon
elegēon
elegīa
elegēa
genitiveelegīī
elegēī
elegīōrum
elegēōrum
dativeelegīō
elegēō
elegīīs
elegēīs
accusativeelegīon
elegēon
elegīa
elegēa
ablativeelegīō
elegēō
elegīīs
elegēīs
vocativeelegīon
elegēon
elegīa
elegēa

ĕlĕgīon (also ĕlĕgēon), ii, n., = ἐλεγεῖον,
I. an elegiac poem, an elegy, Aus. Epigr. 94, 2.—In plur., id. Parent. 29, 2.

Quick answers

What does elegīon mean in Latin?
elegīon, a noun, means “an elegiac poem, an elegy”.
What is the genitive of elegīon?
The genitive singular is elegīī. elegīon is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce elegīon?
In classical Latin, [ɛ.ɫɛˈɡiː.ɔn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.leˈd͡ʒiː.on].