Tropen
Appearance
See also: tropen
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]A 19th-century borrowing from Ancient Greek τροπαί (tropaí), plural of τροπή (tropḗ, “turning; solstice”). Semantically after the earlier adjective tropisch, from Latin tropicus, from Ancient Greek τροπικός (tropikós).
Noun
[edit]Tropen pl (plural only)
- tropics (tropical zone of the earth)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Tropen [pl-only]
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]Tropen
References
[edit]- “Tropen” in Duden online
Etymology 3
[edit]Noun
[edit]Tropen
References
[edit]- “Tropen” in Duden online