different between tragedie vs tragedic

English

Noun

tragedie (plural tragedies)

1. Obsolete spelling of tragedy

Anagrams

• edgarite, gaitered

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?tra??d?j?]

Noun

tragedie f

1. tragedy

Declension

Related terms

• tragický

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed via German Tragödie and Latin tragoedia from Ancient Greek ???????? (trag?idía, “tragedy”), a derivation from ???????? (trag?idós, “tragic performer”), apparently a compound of ?????? (trágos, “goat”) +? ?????? (aoidós, “singer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t???????eð?j?]

Noun

tragedie c (singular definite tragedien, plural indefinite tragedier)

1. (theater) tragedy, a dramatic performance
2. tragedy, an unexpected incidence causing great pain or sadness.

Inflection

Further reading

• tragedie on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Dutch

Etymology

From Old French tragedie, from Latin tragoedia, from Ancient Greek ???????? (trag?idía, “epic play, tragedy”), from ?????? (trágos, “male goat”) + ??? (?id?, “song”), a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tra?ge?die

Noun

tragedie f (plural tragediën or tragedies, diminutive tragedietje n)

1. (drama) tragedy

   Synonym: treurspel

   Antonyms: blijspel, komedie

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tra?e?die/
• Rhymes: -ie

Adverb

tragedie

1. tragically

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?dje

Noun

tragedie f

1. plural of tragedia

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (trag?idía, “epic play, tragedy”)

Noun

tragedie m (definite singular tragedien, indefinite plural tragedier, definite plural tragediene)

1. a tragedy

References

• “tragedie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (trag?idía, “epic play, tragedy”).

Noun

tragedie m (definite singular tragedien, indefinite plural tragediar, definite plural tragediane)

1. a tragedy

References

• “tragedie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Noun

tragedie f

1. nominative plural of tragedia
2. accusative plural of tragedia
3. vocative plural of tragedia

Portuguese

Verb

tragedie

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of tragediar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of tragediar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of tragediar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of tragediar

Romanian

Etymology

From French tragédie, from Latin tragoedia.

Noun

tragedie f (plural tragedii)

1. tragedy

Declension

English

Etymology

tragedy +? -ic

Adjective

tragedic (comparative more tragedic, superlative most tragedic)

1. Relating to tragedy, the genre.
   • 1971, Konstantin Mochulsky, Dostoevsky: His Life and Work (Princeton University Press) p. vii

     In 1911 the poet wrote a brilliant book in which he discusses three aspects of Dostoevsky's work: "Tragedic" (which we noted in our definition of "novel-tragedy"), "Mythological," and "Theological."

   • 1998, Robert Henke, "Pastoral as Tragicomedic in Italian and Shakespearean Drama" in Michele Marrapodi, A. J. Hoenselaars (eds.) The Italian World of English Renaissance Drama (University of Delaware Press p. 292

     The capacity of pastoral to assimilate a tragedic apparatus is tested in Il pastor fido.

   • 2009, J. David Velleman, How We Get Along, (Cambridge University Press) p. 198

     The emotions of fear and pity, in Aristotle's account of tragedic emotion, would therefore correspond to the beginning and ending in his account of tragedic plot.

   • 2012, Seth L. Schein, "Sophocles and Homer" in Kirk Ormand (eds.) A Companion to Sophocles (John Wiley & Sons) p. 436

     Nevertheless, the play also establishes him as an ethically compromised, fifth-century tragedic version of Achilles, much as its Odysseus is a late fifth-century tragedic version of his epic namesake.

Usage notes

The traditional term tragic has accumulated strongly negative overtones.

Antonyms

• comedic