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)
Declension
Declension of Tropen [pl-only]
plural
def. noun
nominative die Tropen
genitive der Tropen
dative den Tropen
accusative die Tropen
Derived terms

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

Noun

Tropen

  1. plural of Tropus

References

Noun

Tropen

  1. plural of Trope

References
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