Tragödie

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Etymology

From Latin tragoedia, from Ancient Greek τραγῳδία (tragōidía, “epic play, tragedy”), from τράγος (trágos, “male goat”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”), a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁaˈɡøːdi̯ə/
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Noun

Tragödie f (genitive Tragödie, plural Tragödien)

  1. tragedy

Declension

Declension of Tragödie
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Tragödie die Tragödien
genitive einer der Tragödie der Tragödien
dative einer der Tragödie den Tragödien
accusative eine die Tragödie die Tragödien

Further reading

  • “Tragödie” in Duden online
  • “Tragödie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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