त्रासदी
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Coined from New Sanskrit त्रासद (trāsada, “tragic, saddening”, adjective) + -ई (-ī, feminine suffix), with influence from English tragedy.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
त्रासदी • (trāsdī) f
- tragedy
- यहाँ बहुत गंभीर त्रासदी हुई है।
- yahā̃ bahut gambhīr trāsdī huī hai.
- A very serious tragedy has occurred here.
Declension edit
Declension of त्रासदी (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | त्रासदी trāsdī |
त्रासदियाँ trāsdiyā̃ |
| oblique | त्रासदी trāsdī |
त्रासदियों trāsdiyõ |
| vocative | त्रासदी trāsdī |
त्रासदियो trāsdiyo |
Further reading edit
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “त्रासदी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “त्रासदी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press