Tragödie

Meaning

tragedy

Concepts

tragedy

disaster

tragic event

strange occurrence

unexpected occurrence

unusual occurrence

accident

buskin

calamity

catastrophe

hecatomb

misery

misfortune

natural disaster

Frequency

B2
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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