strofa

See also: strófa and śtröfa

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstrɔ.fa/
• Rhymes: -ɔfa
• Hyphenation: strò‧fa

Noun

strofa f (plural strofe)

1. strophe
2. stanza

Further reading

• “strofa”, in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• “strofa”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• sfrato, sfratò, strafò

Polish

Alternative forms

• strófa (Łowicz, Łaźniki)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *stregʷʰ-der.?

Ancient Greek στρέφω (stréphō)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-ā́

Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)

Ancient Greek -η (-ē)

Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ)bor.

Latin strophalbor.

Polish strofa

Learned borrowing from Latin stropha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstrɔ.fa/

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• Rhymes: -ɔfa
• Syllabification: stro‧fa

Noun

strofa f (diminutive strofka)

1. (poetry) stanza (unit of a poem)

   Synonym: zwrotka

Declension

Declension of strofa

	singular	plural
nominative	strofa	strofy
genitive	strofy	strof
dative	strofie	strofom
accusative	strofę	strofy
instrumental	strofą	strofami
locative	strofie	strofach
vocative	strofo	strofy

Derived terms

adjective

• stroficzny

nouns

• anastrofa
• antystrofa

Further reading

• “strofa”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “strofa”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstro.fa/
• Hyphenation: stro‧fa

Noun

strofa f

1. nominative/accusative definite singular of strofă

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /strǒːfa/
• Hyphenation: stró‧fa

Noun

strófa f (Cyrillic spelling стро́фа)

1. strophe

   Synonym: kitica

Declension

    Declension of strofa

	singular	plural
nominative	strofa	strofe
genitive	strofe	strofa
dative	strofi	strofama
accusative	strofu	strofe
vocative	strofo	strofe
locative	strofi	strofama
instrumental	strofom	strofama