nenia

nēnĭa (naenĭa), ae (abl. neniā, dissyl., Ov. F. 6, 142), f.,

• a funeral song, song of lamentation, dirge: naenia est carmen quod in funere laudandi gratiā cantatur ad tibiam, Paul. ex Fest. p. 161 Müll.; cf. Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 3; Diom. p. 482 P.: honoratorum virorum laudes cantu ad tibicinem prosequantur, cui nomen nenia, Cic. Leg. 2, 24, 62: absint inani funere neniae, Hor. C. 2, 20, 21; Suet. Aug. 100.—
• II Transf.
• • • 1 A mournful song or ditty of any kind: Ceae retractes munera neniae, Hor. C. 2, 1, 38: huic homini amanti mea era dixit neniam de bonis, has sung the death-dirge over his property, i. e. has buried, has consumed it, Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 3 (211).—Prov.: nenia ludo id fuit, my joy was turned to grief, Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 32 (1277).—
    • 2 A magic song, incantation: Marsa, Hor. Epod. 17, 29.—
    • 3 A common, trifling song, popular song; a nursery song, lullaby; a song in gen.: puerorum Nenia, quae regnum recte facientibus offert, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 62: dicetur meritā Nox quoque neniā, id. C. 3, 28, 16: legesne potius viles nenias? mere songs, Phaedr. 3 prol. 10: lenes neniae, lullabies, Arn. 7, 237: histrionis, id. 6, 197.—
    • 4 Nenia soricina, the cry of the shrewmouse when caught and pierced through, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 48 (889).—
    • 5 Personified: Nēnia, the goddess of funeral songs, the dirge-goddess, to whom a chapel was dedicated before the Viminal gate, Arn. 4, 131; Aug. Civ. Dei, 6, 9.

nēnia (naenia), ae, f., das Leichenlied, der Leichengesang, I) eig. u. übtr.: 1) eig., Cic. u.a. – sprichw., id fuit n. ludo, war gleichs. der Grabgesang für den Spaß, »so war das Lied am Ende« (Rost), Plaut. Pseud. 1278^b. – nenia funebris, die Grabschrift, Sidon. epist. 2, 9, 2. – 2) übtr.: a) jedes traurige Lied, Trauerlied, Cea, Hor.: dicere alci neniam de bonis, traurige Geschichte, Plaut. – b) das Zauberlied, die Zauberformel, Hor. u. Ov. – c) jedes gewöhnliche Lied, jeder Gesang, wie Nachtgesang, Schlaflied, Wiegenlied, Hor. u. Arnob.: Kinderlied auf der Straße, puerorum, Hor.: viles neniae, Possen, Phaedr. – d) hämische Krittelei, accusatorum meorum neniae et probrosae querelae, Hieron. epist. 57, 13. – II) personif., Nenia, die Göttin des Leichengesanges, die Klagegöttin, die vor dem viminalischen Tore eine Kapelle hatte, Arnob. 4, 7. Augustin. de civ. dei 6, 9. – ➳ neniā (Abl.) zweisilbig, Ov. fast. 6, 142.

nenia, naenia [CL] 1 funeral song, dirge; b epitaph. ~ias, carmen funebre mulierum GlC N 54; nec de morte boni ceu nenia facta patroni / plangit supponi necis illum conditioni Nig. Poems 422.  b exequiales ‥ ~ie super mausoleum Ord. Vit. V 9 p. 372. 2 incantation, spell. incantationum ~ias B. V. Dunst. 6; 10‥ ~ias, bismerleoð WW. 3 nursery rhyme, lullaby. alii dicunt ~ias esse cantus nutricum ad sedandos fletus puerorum et ad eos consopiendum Gros. Hexaem. proem. 150. 4 idle talk, untruthful account. apocriforum ~ias et incertas fribulorum fabulas Aldh. VirgP 54; contra omnes apocriphorum ~ias Bede Luke 546; ~ias, mendatium Gl. Leid. 28. 35; 993 Arrianas ‥ proterendo ~ias (Ch. Regis) Conc. Syn. 182 (v. infrustrare); 10‥ ~ias, leasspellunga WW; Arturis sepulchrum ‥ unde antiquitas ~iarum adhuc eum venturum fabulatur W. Malm. GR III 287; c1155 puerilium derivationum ~ias P. Blois Ep. 6. 17A. 5 worthless thing, trifle. ~ia, i. minuta, quae in sole videmus vibrare, quod paene nihil Comm. Cant. I 7; quid his ~iis immoramur? Gosc. Lib. Mild. 3; in talibus ~iis nollem vitam deterere Lanfr. Corp. & Sang. 409; vir Dei ‥ orationem suam in talibus ~iis non arbitraretur gratum expendere J. Furness Kentig. 37 p. 227. 6 complaint, criticism (cf. Jerome Ep. 57. 13). 941 sed ‥ surgunt ‥ nenia machinantium quomodo possunt infringere statuta priscorum CS 770.

nēnia (12) (næ-), æ, f. , nénie, chant funèbre : Cic. Leg. 2, 62 ; P. Fest. 163 ; [fig.] neniam de bonis alicui dicere Pl. Truc. 213, faire lʼoraison funèbre des biens de qqn [qui ont été dissipés], cf. Ps. 1278 || chant triste : Hor. O. 2, 1, 38 || chant magique, incantation : Hor. Epo. 17, 29 || refrain, chanson enfantine, futilité : Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 63 ; Arn. 7, 25 || Nēnia, déesse des chants funèbres : Arn. 4, 131 ; Aug. Civ. 6, 9.

nenia , ae. f.
送殯歌。謠言。Puerorum nenia 哄孩之故事。

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nēnia (naenia) ae, f

• a funeral song, song of lament, dirge, C.: absint inani funere neniae, H.— A mournful song, sorrowful ditty: Ceae retractes munera neniae, H.—A magic song, incantation: Marsa, H.—A popular song, cradle song, lullaby: puerorum, H.: legesne potius viles nenias?mere songs, Ph.

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Nenia

(better than naenia). A name given by the Romans to the funeral dirge in honour of the dead, sung to the accompaniment of flutes, at first by the relatives, in later times by hired mourners (praeficae). There was also a goddess so called, the dirge personified, who had a chapel outside the Porta Viminalis. See funus, p. 699.