Strophe

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Strophe

  • [ˈʃtʁoːfə]

Rhymes with oːfə

Where it comes from

im 17. Jahrhundert von lateinisch stropha ^(→ la), strophē ^(→ la) entlehnt, das auf griechisch στροφή (strophē^☆) ^(→ grc) (Wendung, Drehung) zurückgeht

noun Str. · Strophe · Strophen

  1. Zusammenfassung mehrerer Verse zu einer (Sinn-)Einheit Schillers „Das Lied von der Glocke“ zählt neunzehn Strophen.

    Similar: Gedichtabschnitt

In English

  • verse one of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally r
  • stave metrical portion; stanza; staff
  • stanza a unit of a poem

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"Strophe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/strophe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Strophe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/strophe

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"Strophe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/strophe.

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@misc{strophe_2026,
  title = {Strophe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/strophe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}