tropisch

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German tropisch (from Latin) or Latin tropicus, from Ancient Greek τροπικός (tropikós). The senses relating to the tropics certainly derive from German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtroː.pis/

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• Hyphenation: tro‧pisch
• Rhymes: -oːpis

Adjective

tropisch (comparative tropischer, superlative meest tropisch)

1. tropical [from early 19th c.]
2. (meteorology, officially) 30 °C or more
3. (obsolete) pertaining to the rotations of a celestial body, especially in relation to the tropical year [17th - 18th or 19th c.]
4. (obsolete) metaphorical, figurative [17th - 19th c.]

Inflection

Declension of tropisch
uninflected	tropisch
inflected	tropische
comparative	tropischer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		tropisch	tropischer	het meest tropisch het meest tropische
indefinite	m./f. sing.	tropische	tropischere	meest tropische
	n. sing.	tropisch	tropischer	meest tropische
	plural	tropische	tropischere	meest tropische
definite		tropische	tropischere	meest tropische
partitive		tropisch	tropischers	—

Derived terms

• subtropisch

Related terms

• tropen

See also

• snikheet
• warm
• zomers

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German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

tropisch (comparative tropischer, superlative am tropischsten)

1. tropical (relating to both tropics and tropes)

Further reading

• “tropisch” in Duden online