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drama
English
Etymology
From Late Latin dr?ma, from Ancient Greek ????? (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from ???? (drá?, “to act, to take action, to achieve”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d???m?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d??m?/
- (Canada, Scotland) IPA(key): /?d?æm?/
- Hyphenation: dra?ma
- Rhymes: -??m?
Noun
drama (usually uncountable, plural dramas or dramata)
- A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
- Such a work for television, radio or the cinema (usually one that is not a comedy)
- Theatrical plays in general
- A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play
- (slang) Rumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life or online events; melodrama; an angry dispute or scene; a situation made more complicated or worse than it should be; intrigue or spiteful interpersonal maneuvering.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:drama
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Arabic: ????????? (dr?m?)
- Gulf Arabic: ??????? (dr?ma)
- ? Cebuano: drama
- ? Japanese: ??? (dorama)
- ? Korean: ??? (deurama)
- ? Malay: drama
Translations
Anagrams
- Madar, damar
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?d?a.m?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?d?a.ma/
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ????? (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from ???? (drá?, “to act, to take action, to achieve”).
Noun
drama m (plural drames)
- drama (theatrical and media genre)
- drama (theatrical plays in general)
- drama (difficult situation)
Related terms
References
- “drama” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek ?????? (drakhm?, “a drachma”).
Noun
drama f (plural drames)
- Obsolete spelling of dracma
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from English drama, from Ancient Greek ????? (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from ???? (drá?, “to act, to take action, to achieve”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: dra?ma
Noun
drama
- a theatrical play; a skit
- a radio drama
- a soap opera, a TV show that is not a comedy.
- an act; a display of behavior meant to deceive
- (derogatory) a show; mere display or pomp with no substance
Verb
drama
- to be emotional or sentimental
- to put on an act
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:drama.
Czech
Etymology
From Latin drama.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?drama]
- Hyphenation: dra?ma
Noun
drama n
- drama (composition intended for actors)
Declension
Related terms
- dramatický m
- dramatik m
- dramatizovat
- dramaturg m
- dramaturgie f
Further reading
- drama in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- drama in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin dr?ma, from Ancient Greek ????? (drâma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?dra?.ma?/
- Hyphenation: dra?ma
- Rhymes: -a?ma?
Noun
drama n (plural drama's, diminutive dramaatje n)
- drama (theatrical work; anything involving play acting).
- Something tragic, a tragedy.
Derived terms
- docudrama
- dramaserie
- dramaticus
- dramatiek
- dramatisch
- gezinsdrama
Related terms
- dramaturg
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: drama
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tra?ma/
- Rhymes: -a?ma
Noun
drama n (genitive singular drama, no plural)
- drama
Declension
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch drama, from Late Latin dr?ma, from Ancient Greek ????? (drâma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?drama]
- Hyphenation: dra?ma
Noun
drama (first-person possessive dramaku, second-person possessive dramamu, third-person possessive dramanya)
- drama:
- a composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- theatrical plays in general.
- Synonyms: sandiwara, teater, tonil
- (colloquial) tragedy, a disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.
- Synonym: tragedi
Affixed terms
Further reading
- “drama” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d????am??/
Noun
drama m (genitive singular drama, nominative plural dramaí)
- Cois Fharraige form of dráma
Declension
Mutation
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ????? (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?dra?.ma/, [?d??ä?mä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?dra.ma/, [?d????m?]
Noun
dr?ma n (genitive dr?matis); third declension
- drama, play
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Descendants
- ? Belarusian: ?????? (dráma)
- ? Catalan: drama
- ? Czech: drama
- ? Dutch: drama
- ? Indonesian: drama
- ? English: drama
- ? Arabic: ????????? (dr?m?)
- Gulf Arabic: ??????? (dr?ma)
- ? Cebuano: drama
- ? Japanese: ??? (dorama)
- ? Korean: ??? (deurama)
- ? Malay: drama
- ? Arabic: ????????? (dr?m?)
- ? Finnish: draama
- ? French: drame
- ? German: Drama
- ? Hungarian: dráma
- ? Icelandic: drama
- ? Irish: dráma
- ? Macedonian: ????? (drama)
- ? Norwegian: drama
- ? Polish: dramat
- ? Portuguese: drama
- ? Romanian: dram?
- ? Russian: ?????? (dráma)
- ? Serbo-Croatian: ?????? / dr?ma
- ? Spanish: drama
- ? Swedish: drama
- ? Ukrainian: ?????? (dráma)
- ? Welsh: drama
- ? Yiddish: ??????? (drame) (through some Romance language)
References
- drama in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- drama in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- drama in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- drama in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- drama in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ????? (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”).
Noun
drama n (definite singular dramaet, indefinite plural drama or dramaer, definite plural dramaene)
- a drama
Derived terms
- gisseldrama
- melodrama
Related terms
- dramatikk
References
- “drama” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ????? (drâma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?dr??m?/ (example of pronunciation)
Noun
drama n (definite singular dramaet, indefinite plural drama, definite plural dramaa)
- (countable or uncountable) a drama
Inflection
Derived terms
- gisseldrama
- melodrama
Related terms
- dramatikk
References
- “drama” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ama
Noun
drama m (plural dramas)
- drama (composition)
- drama (theatrical play)
- drama (dramatic situation)
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
drama m (genitive singular drama, plural dramaichean)
- Alternative form of dràm
Noun
drama
- genitive singular of dràm
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /drâma/
- Hyphenation: dra?ma
Noun
dr?ma f (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- drama
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin drama, from Ancient Greek ????? (drâma). Cognate with English drama.
Noun
drama m (plural dramas)
- drama (genre in art, film, theatre and literature or a work of said genre)
- drama, tragedy, plight (quality of intense or high emotion or situation of enormous gravity that heightens such emotions)
- Synonym: tragedia
- drama (theatre studies)
- Synonym: teatro
- play (work of theatre)
- Synonym: obra
- big deal, fuss, scene
- Synonyms: gran cosa, escándalo, escena
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- eurodrama m
- reina del drama (“drama queen”)
Related terms
- dramatizar
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
drama n
- a drama
Declension
Related terms
- dramatiker
- dramatisk
- dramaturg
- dramaturgi
Anagrams
- ramad
Veps
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ?????? (dráma).
Noun
drama
- drama (theatre)
Inflection
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007) , “?????”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovar? [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Welsh
Etymology
From Late Latin dr?ma, from Ancient Greek ????? (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from ???? (drá?, “to act, to take action, to achieve”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /?drama/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /?dra(?)ma/
Noun
drama f (plural dramâu)
- drama, play
Mutation
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essay
English
Etymology 1
Since late 16th century, borrowed from Middle French essay, essai (“essay”), meaning coined by Montaigne in the same time, from the same words in earlier meanings 'experiment; assay; attempt', from Old French essay, essai, assay, assai, from Latin exagium (“weight; weighing, testing on the balance”), from exigere + -ium.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /???se?/
- Rhymes: -?se?
Noun
essay (plural essays)
- (authorship) A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.
- (obsolete) A test, experiment; an assay.
- (now rare) An attempt.
- 1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom, Oxford 2003, p. 455:
- This was Lee's first essay in the kind of offensive-defensive strategy that was to become his hallmark.
- 1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom, Oxford 2003, p. 455:
- (philately, finance) A proposed design for a postage stamp or a banknote.
Derived terms
- photo essay
Related terms
- assay
- essayist
- essayistic
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle French essayer, essaier, from Old French essaiier, essayer, essaier, assaiier, assayer, assaier, from essay, essai, assay, assai (“attempt; assay; experiment”) as above.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /??se?/, /???se?/
Verb
essay (third-person singular simple present essays, present participle essaying, simple past and past participle essayed)
- (dated, transitive) To try.
- (intransitive) To move forth, as into battle.
Translations
Anagrams
- Sayes, Seays, Sesay, eyass
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English essay (“essay”), from Middle French essai (“essay; attempt, assay”), from Old French essai, from Latin exagium (whence the neuter gender).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??se?/, /??.se?/
- Hyphenation: es?say
- Rhymes: -e?
Noun
essay n (plural essays, diminutive essaytje n)
- essay
Hypernyms
- betoog
Derived terms
- essayist
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: esai
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from English essay, from Middle French essai.
Noun
essay n (definite singular essayet, indefinite plural essay or essayer, definite plural essaya or essayene)
- an essay, a written composition of moderate length exploring a particular subject
Derived terms
- essaysamling
References
- “essay” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from English essay, from Middle French essai.
Noun
essay n (definite singular essayet, indefinite plural essay, definite plural essaya)
- an essay, a written composition of moderate length exploring a particular subject
Derived terms
- essaysamling
References
- “essay” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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