Tropen

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtroːpən/, ,
  • Hyphenation: Tro‧pen

Etymology 1

A 19th-century borrowing from Ancient Greek τροπαί (tropaí), plural of τροπή (tropḗ, “turning; solstice”). Semantically after the earlier adjective tropisch, from Latin tropicus, from Ancient Greek τροπικός (tropikós).

Noun

Tropen pl (plural only)

  1. tropics (tropical zone of the earth)
Declension
Declension of Tropen
plural
def. noun
nominative die Tropen
genitive der Tropen
dative den Tropen
accusative die Tropen
Derived terms

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Noun

Tropen

  1. plural of Tropus

References

Etymology 3

Noun

Tropen

  1. plural of Trope

References

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