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Italian
Etymology
From Latin stropha, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “a turn, bend, twist”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstrɔ.fa/
- Rhymes: -ɔfa
- Hyphenation: strò‧fa
Noun
strofa f (plural strofe)
- strophe
- stanza
Further reading
- strofa in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- strofa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin stropha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstrɔ.fa/
- Rhymes: -ɔfa
- Syllabification: stro‧fa
Noun
strofa f (diminutive strofka)
- (poetry) stanza (unit of a poem)
- Synonym: zwrotka
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- strofa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- strofa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin stropha, from Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “a turn, bend, twist”).
Noun
strófa f (Cyrillic spelling стро́фа)
- strophe
- Synonym: kitica
Declension