Strophe

See also: strophe

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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