tropisch
Dutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German tropisch (from Latin) or Latin tropicus, from Ancient Greek τροπικός (tropikós). The senses relating to the tropics certainly derive from German.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edittropisch (comparative tropischer, superlative meest tropisch)
- tropical [from early 19th c.]
- (meteorology, officially) 30 °C or more
- (obsolete) pertaining to the rotations of a celestial body, especially in relation to the tropical year [17th–18th or 19th c.]
- (obsolete) metaphorical, figurative [17th–19th c.]
Declension
editDeclension of tropisch | ||||
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uninflected | tropisch | |||
inflected | tropische | |||
comparative | tropischer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | tropisch | tropischer | het meest tropisch het meest tropische | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | tropische | tropischere | meest tropische |
n. sing. | tropisch | tropischer | meest tropische | |
plural | tropische | tropischere | meest tropische | |
definite | tropische | tropischere | meest tropische | |
partitive | tropisch | tropischers | — |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
editGerman
editPronunciation
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Adjective
edittropisch (strong nominative masculine singular tropischer, comparative tropischer, superlative am tropischsten)
- tropical (relating to both tropics and tropes)
Declension
editPositive forms of tropisch
Comparative forms of tropisch
Superlative forms of tropisch
Further reading
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