nenia

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.