Tropen

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtroːpən/, [ˈtʁoːpm̩], [-pən]
  • Hyphenation: Tro‧pen

Etymology 1

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A 19th-century borrowing from Ancient Greek τροπαί (tropaí), plural of τροπή (tropḗ, turning; solstice). Semantically after the earlier adjective tropisch, from Latin tropicus, from Ancient Greek τροπικός (tropikós).

Noun

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Tropen pl (plural only)

  1. tropics (tropical zone of the earth)
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Derived terms
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Further reading

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  • Tropen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Tropen” in Duden online

Etymology 2

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Noun

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Tropen

  1. plural of Tropus

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Etymology 3

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Noun

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Tropen

  1. plural of Trope

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