Tropen
See also: tropen
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtroːpən/, [ˈtʁoːpm̩], [-pən]
- Hyphenation: Tro‧pen
Etymology 1
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
Tropen pl (plural only)
- tropics (tropical zone of the earth)
Declension
Declension of Tropen [pl-only]
Derived terms
- Subtropen
- Tropenanzug
- Tropenarzt
- Tropenbewohner
- tropenfest
- Tropenfieber
- Tropengewächs
- tropenhaft
- Tropenhaus
- Tropenhelm
- Tropenhimmel
- Tropenhitze
- Tropenholz
- Tropeninsel
- Tropeninstitut
- Tropenklima
- Tropenkrankheit
- Tropenmedizin
- Tropennacht
- Tropenpflanze
- Tropenregen
- Tropensonne
- Tropensturm
- Tropenwald
- Tropenwetter
- tropisch
Further reading
Etymology 2
Noun
Tropen
- plural of Tropus
References
- “Tropen” in Duden online
Etymology 3
Noun
Tropen
- plural of Trope
References
- “Tropen” in Duden online