peripetie

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Czech

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Noun

peripetie f

  1. rigmarole, mishap
  2. (literary) peripety, peripeteia
    Po peripetii přichází obvykle rozuzlení. ― The denouement usually comes after the peripeteia.

Declension

Declension of peripetie (soft feminine)
singular plural
nominative peripetie peripetie
genitive peripetie peripetií
dative peripetii peripetiím
accusative peripetii peripetie
vocative peripetie peripetie
locative peripetii peripetiích
instrumental peripetií peripetiemi

Further reading

  • “peripetie”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “peripetie”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “peripetie”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
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