Tragödie
Meaning
tragedy
Concepts
tragedy
disaster
tragic event
strange occurrence
unexpected occurrence
unusual occurrence
accident
buskin
calamity
catastrophe
hecatomb
misery
misfortune
natural disaster
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tʁaˈɡøːdi̯ə/
Etymology
From Latin tragoedia, from Ancient Greek τραγῳδία (tragōidía, “epic play, tragedy”), from τράγος (trágos, “male goat”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”), a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians.
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