strophe en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (UK) audio
- /ˈstɹoʊ.fi/ (General-American)
- /ˈstɹəʊ.fi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin stropha, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “a turn, bend, twist”). Compare strap and strop. Compare typologically rehearsal, rehearse (related to French herser (“to harrow”) << Latin hirpex, another meaning shift from the idea of turning).
Meanings
- A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other.
- The section of an ode that the chorus chants as it moves from right to left across the stage.
- A pair of stanzas of alternating form on which the structure of a given poem is based.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| strophes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
strophism · monostrophe · strophical
Relateds
stanza · antistrophe · strophic · ode · catastrophe · apostrophe
Translations (1)
bg строфа (pair of stanzas)