Nänie
German, noun/ˈnɛːni̯ə/
Nänie is a German feminine noun meaning “nenia (funeral song)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Totenklage beim Leichenzug im antiken Rom”.
What does Nänie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenenia (funeral song)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Totenklage beim Leichenzug im antiken Rom 2. Trauergesang
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Nänie
- Nänien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nänie?
- /ˈnɛːni̯ə/
- /ˈneːni̯ə/
- [ˈnɛːni̯ə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Nänie in German?
Nänie appears about once in every 50 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).