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

Related terms

• tragis

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

1. plural of tragedo

Anagrams

• gradite, gridate

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

• "tragedi" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "tragedi" at PRPM first version)

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

• tragisk (“tragic”)

References

• “tragedi”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “tragedi”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “tragedi”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)