tragedi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch tragedie, from Old French tragedie, 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

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /traˈɡedi/ [t̪raˈɡe.di]
  • Rhymes: -edi
  • Syllabification: tra‧ge‧di

Noun

tragedi (plural tragedi-tragedi)

  1. tragedy
    1. (drama) a drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.
      Synonym: dukacarita
    2. (literature) genre of such works, and the art of producing them.
      Synonym: dukacarita
    3. (figurative) disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury

Derived terms

  • bertragedi
  • tragedi kemanusiaan
  • tragedi kepahlawanan
  • tragedi romantik
  • tragedi Semanggi
  • tragedi sosial
  • tragedi Westerling

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /traˈd͡ʒɛ.di/
  • Rhymes: -ɛdi
  • Hyphenation: tra‧gè‧di

Noun

tragedi m pl

  1. plural of tragedo

Anagrams

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English tragedy, from Middle English tragedie, from the Old French tragedie, from the Latin tragoedia, from the Ancient Greek τραγῳδία (tragōidía, epic play, tragedy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tra.d͡ʒə.di]
  • Rhymes: -di, -i
  • Hyphenation: tra‧ge‧di

Noun

tragedi (Jawi spelling تراݢيدي)

  1. tragedy

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From Old French tragedie, from Ancient Greek τραγῳδία (tragōidía, epic play, tragedy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /traɧɛˈdiː/, (light /ɧ/ variant) [traʂɛˈdiː]

Noun

tragedi c

  1. tragedy (something tragic)
    Det är en stor tragedi för vårt grannland
    It is a great tragedy for our neighboring country
  2. tragedy (classical genre, or dramatic act telling a tragic story more generally)
    en förtätad och gripande tragedi med stark slutscen
    a tense and touching tragedy with a powerful closing scene

Declension

Declension of tragedi
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tragedi tragedis
definite tragedin
tragedien
tragedins
tragediens
plural indefinite tragedier tragediers
definite tragedierna tragediernas

See also

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