Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strophe

/ˈstɹoʊ.fi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: stro-phe
IPA: /ˈstɹoʊ.fi/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other.

noun

The section of an ode that the chorus chants as it moves from right to left across the stage.

noun

A pair of stanzas of alternating form on which the structure of a given poem is based.

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).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: stropha, στροφή

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈstɹoʊ.fi/
British English: /ˈstɹəʊ.fi/

Inflected Forms

strophes (plural)

Derived Forms

monostrophe strophical strophism

Frequently Paired Words

antistrophe apostrophe catastrophe strophic ode stanza

Rhymes With

trophy sophie slofie

Questions

How do you pronounce strophe?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹoʊ.fi/.
What does strophe mean?: A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other.
Where does strophe come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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