strophe

See also: Strophe

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from LatinCategory:English terms borrowed from Latin#STROPHECategory:English terms derived from Latin#STROPHE stropha, itself a borrowing from Ancient GreekCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#STROPHE στροφή (strophḗ, “a turn, bend, twist”). Compare strap and strop.

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Noun

strophe (plural strophes)Category:English lemmas#STROPHECategory:English nouns#STROPHECategory:English countable nouns#STROPHECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#STROPHECategory:Pages with entries#STROPHECategory:Pages with 3 entries#STROPHE

  1. (prosodyCategory:en:Prosody#STROPHE) A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other.
  2. (prosodyCategory:en:Prosody#STROPHE) The section of an ode that the chorus chants as it moves from right to left across the stage.
  3. (prosodyCategory:en:Prosody#STROPHE) A pair of stanzas of alternating form on which the structure of a given poem is based.

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Category:en:Drama#STROPHE

Dutch

Noun

strophe f (plural strophen or strophes, no diminutive)Category:Dutch lemmas#STROPHECategory:Dutch nouns#STROPHECategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -en#STROPHECategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#STROPHECategory:Dutch nouns with red links in their headword lines#STROPHECategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#STROPHECategory:Dutch feminine nouns#STROPHECategory:Pages with entries#STROPHECategory:Pages with 3 entries#STROPHE

  1. obsolete spelling of strofeCategory:Dutch obsolete forms#STROPHE

French

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Etymology

Borrowed from LatinCategory:French terms borrowed from Latin#STROPHECategory:French terms derived from Latin#STROPHE stropha, itself a borrowing from Ancient GreekCategory:French terms derived from Ancient Greek#STROPHE στροφή (strophḗ).

Pronunciation

Noun

strophe f (plural strophes)Category:French lemmas#STROPHECategory:French nouns#STROPHECategory:French countable nouns#STROPHECategory:French entries with incorrect language header#STROPHECategory:French feminine nouns#STROPHECategory:Pages with entries#STROPHECategory:Pages with 3 entries#STROPHE

  1. (poetryCategory:fr:Poetry#STROPHE) stanza

Further reading

Category:Dutch feminine nouns Category:Dutch lemmas Category:Dutch nouns Category:Dutch nouns with plural in -en Category:Dutch nouns with plural in -s Category:Dutch nouns with red links in their headword lines Category:Dutch obsolete forms Category:English 2-syllable words Category:English countable nouns Category:English lemmas Category:English nouns Category:English terms borrowed from Latin Category:English terms derived from Ancient Greek Category:English terms derived from Latin Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation Category:English terms with audio pronunciation Category:Entries with translation boxes Category:French 1-syllable words Category:French countable nouns Category:French feminine nouns Category:French lemmas Category:French nouns Category:French terms borrowed from Latin Category:French terms derived from Ancient Greek Category:French terms derived from Latin Category:French terms with IPA pronunciation Category:French terms with audio pronunciation Category:Pages with 3 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Rhymes:English/əʊfi Category:Rhymes:English/əʊfi/2 syllables Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations Category:en:Drama Category:en:Prosody Category:fr:Poetry