Tropen

See also: tropen

German

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Tropen pl (plural only)

1. tropics (tropical zone of the earth)

Derived terms

• Subtropen
• Tropenanzug
• Tropenarzt
• Tropenbewohner
• tropenfest
• Tropenfieber
• Tropengewächs
• tropenhaft
• Tropenhaus
• Tropenhelm
• Tropenhimmel
• Tropenhitze
• Tropenholz
• Tropeninsel
• Tropeninstitut
• Tropenklima
• Tropenkrankheit
• Tropenmedizin
• Tropennacht
• Tropenpflanze
• Tropenregen
• Tropensonne
• Tropensturm
• Tropenwald
• Tropenwetter
• tropisch

 

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Noun

Tropen

1. plural of Tropus

References

• “Tropen” in Duden online

Etymology 3

Noun

Tropen

1. plural of Trope

References

• “Tropen” in Duden online