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)
- tragedy
- (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
- (literature) genre of such works, and the art of producing them.
- Synonym: dukacarita
- (figurative) disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
- (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.
Derived terms
- bertragedi
- tragedi kemanusiaan
- tragedi kepahlawanan
- tragedi romantik
- tragedi Semanggi
- tragedi sosial
- tragedi Westerling
Related terms
Further reading
- “tragedi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /traˈd͡ʒɛ.di/
- Rhymes: -ɛdi
- Hyphenation: tra‧gè‧di
Noun
tragedi m pl
- 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)
Further reading
- "tragedi" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
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
- tragedy (something tragic)
- Det är en stor tragedi för vårt grannland
- It is a great tragedy for our neighboring country
- 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
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | tragedi | tragedis |
| definite | tragedin tragedien |
tragedins tragediens | |
| plural | indefinite | tragedier | tragediers |
| definite | tragedierna | tragediernas |
See also
- tragisk (“tragic”)