LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

thrēnus

thrēnus m (genitive thrēnī)

Meaning

  1. A dirge, a lamentation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativethrēnusthrēnī
genitivethrēnīthrēnōrum
dativethrēnōthrēnīs
accusativethrēnumthrēnōs
ablativethrēnōthrēnīs
vocativethrēnethrēnī

thrēnus, i, m., = θρῆνος,
I. a song of mourning, a lamentation, dirge, elegy (syn. planctus), Aus. Prof. 5, 3; 7, 3; 14, 5.

Origins

From Ancient Greek θρῆνος (thrênos).

Quick answers

What does thrēnus mean in Latin?
thrēnus, a noun, means “A dirge, a lamentation”.
What is the genitive of thrēnus?
The genitive singular is thrēnī. thrēnus is masculine, second declension.