Strophe

See also: strophe

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stropha, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “a turn, bend, twist”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁoːfə/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Strophe f (genitive Strophe, plural Strophen)

  1. (poetry) stanza (a unit of a poem)
  2. (music) verse (a section of a song)

Declension

Declension of Strophe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Strophe die Strophen
genitive einer der Strophe der Strophen
dative einer der Strophe den Strophen
accusative eine die Strophe die Strophen

Descendants

  • → Kashubian: sztrófa

Further reading

  • “Strophe” in Duden online
  • “Strophe”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)