tragöödia

Estonian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek τραγῳδία (tragōidía). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trɑɡ̊ˈøːd̥iɑ/

Noun

tragöödia (genitive tragöödia, partitive tragöödiat)

  1. tragedy (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)
  2. tragedy (the genre of such works, and the art of producing them)
  3. tragedy (a disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury)

Declension

Synonyms

  • kurbmäng
  • traagiline

Further reading

  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), tragöödia”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
  • tragöödia in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
  • tragöödia in Sõnaveeb
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