melancolia

See also: melancolía

Italian

Noun

melancolia f (plural melancolie)

  1. (dated or psychiatry) Alternative form of malinconia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese melanconia, borrowed from Late Latin melancholia, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía, “blackness of the bile”).

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨ.lɐ̃.ku.ˈli.ɐ/
  • Hyphenation: me‧lan‧co‧li‧a

Noun

melancolia f (plural melancolias)

  1. melancholy (extreme sadness or depression)
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