drama
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin drāma, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from δράω (dráō, “to act, to take action, to achieve”).
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɹɑːmə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɹɑmə/
- (Canada, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈdɹæmə/
- (obsolete, nonstandard) IPA(key): /ˈdɹeɪmə/[1]
- Hyphenation: dra‧ma
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːmə
NounEdit
drama (usually uncountable, plural dramas or dramata)
- A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
- The author released her latest drama, which became a best-seller.
- Such a work for television, radio or the cinema (usually one that is not a comedy)
- Theatrical plays in general
- A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play
- After losing my job, having a car crash, and the big row with my neighbours, I don't need any more drama.
- 2018 July 8, Euan McKirdy & Hilary Whiteman, “Thai cave rescue: Divers enter cave to free boys”, in edition.cnn.com[2], CNN, retrieved 2018-07-08:
- Thais have been gripped by the two-week drama unfolding at the Tham Luang cave system, and took to social media Sunday as rescue efforts unfolded.
- (slang) Rumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life or online events; melodrama; an angry dispute or scene; a situation made more complicated or worse than it should be; intrigue or spiteful interpersonal maneuvering.
SynonymsEdit
- See also Thesaurus:drama
Derived termsEdit
- bonnet drama
- closet drama
- costume drama
- crunchy-gravel drama
- daytime drama
- drama documentary
- drama king
- drama llama
- drama queen
- drama queenish
- drama queenism
- dramatic
- dramatical
- dramatically
- dramaticity
- dramatics
- dramatism
- dramatist
- dramatization
- dramatize
- dramystery
- e-drama
- high drama
- J-drama
- K-drama
- Karpman drama triangle
- melodrama
- period drama
- save the drama for your mama
- teen drama
DescendantsEdit
- → Arabic: دْرَامَا (drāmā)
- Gulf Arabic: دْراما (drāma)
- → Cebuano: drama
- → Japanese: ドラマ (dorama)
- → Korean: 드라마 (deurama)
- → Malay: drama
TranslationsEdit
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)[1], volume I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 10.572, page 304.
AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from δράω (dráō, “to act, to take action, to achieve”).
NounEdit
drama m (plural drames)
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “drama” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Etymology 2Edit
From Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “a drachma”).
NounEdit
drama f (plural drames)
- Obsolete spelling of dracma
CebuanoEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English drama, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from δράω (dráō, “to act, to take action, to achieve”).
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: dra‧ma
NounEdit
drama
- a theatrical play; a skit
- a radio drama
- a soap opera, a TV show that is not a comedy.
- an act; a display of behavior meant to deceive
- (derogatory) a show; mere display or pomp with no substance
VerbEdit
drama
- to be emotional or sentimental
- to put on an act
QuotationsEdit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:drama.
CzechEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
drama n
- drama (composition intended for actors)
DeclensionEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Late Latin drāma, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
drama n (plural drama's, diminutive dramaatje n)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Indonesian: drama
IcelandicEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
drama n (genitive singular drama, no plural)
DeclensionEdit
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Dutch drama, from Late Latin drāma, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
drama (plural drama-drama, first-person possessive dramaku, second-person possessive dramamu, third-person possessive dramanya)
- drama:
- (colloquial) tragedy, a disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.
- Synonym: tragedi
Affixed termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “drama” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
IrishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
drama m (genitive singular drama, nominative plural dramaí)
- Cois Fharraige form of dráma
DeclensionEdit
MutationEdit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
drama | dhrama | ndrama |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
drāma n (genitive drāmatis); third declension
DeclensionEdit
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | drāma | drāmata |
Genitive | drāmatis | drāmatum |
Dative | drāmatī | drāmatibus |
Accusative | drāma | drāmata |
Ablative | drāmate | drāmatibus |
Vocative | drāma | drāmata |
DescendantsEdit
- → Belarusian: дра́ма (dráma)
- → Catalan: drama
- → Czech: drama
- → Dutch: drama
- → Indonesian: drama
- → English: drama
- → Finnish: draama
- → French: drame
- → German: Drama
- → Hungarian: dráma
- → Icelandic: drama
- → Irish: dráma
- → Macedonian: драма (drama)
- → Norwegian: drama
- → Polish: dramat
- → Portuguese: drama
- → Romanian: dramă
- → Russian: дра́ма (dráma)
- → Serbo-Croatian: дра̏ма / drȁma
- → Spanish: drama
- → Swedish: drama
- → Ukrainian: дра́ма (dráma)
- → Welsh: drama
- → Yiddish: דראַמע (drame) (through some Romance language)
ReferencesEdit
- “drama”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- drama in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- drama in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “drama”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- drama in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[3], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
MalteseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Ultimately Latin drama. Doublet of dramm.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
drama f
Related termsEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”).
NounEdit
drama n (definite singular dramaet, indefinite plural drama or dramaer, definite plural dramaene)
- a drama
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “drama” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
drama n (definite singular dramaet, indefinite plural drama, definite plural dramaa)
- (countable or uncountable) a drama
InflectionEdit
Historical inflection of drama
Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. |
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “drama” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French drame, from Latin drama, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma).[1] First attested in 1728.[2] Doublet of dramat.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
drama f
- (drama, literature) drama (composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue)
- Synonym: dramat
- (literary, theater) drama (type of play)
- Synonym: dramat
- (education) roleplay (style of teaching where people act according to an assigned role)
- (colloquial) drama (situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play)
DeclensionEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Wiesław Morawski (13.06.2019), “DRAMA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
Further readingEdit
- drama in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- drama in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807-1814), “drama”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “drama”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “drama”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 550
PortugueseEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
drama m (plural dramas)
Scottish GaelicEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
drama m (genitive singular drama, plural dramaichean)
- Alternative form of dràm
NounEdit
drama
Serbo-CroatianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
drȁma f (Cyrillic spelling дра̏ма)
DeclensionEdit
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin drama, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma). Cognate with English drama.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
drama m (plural dramas)
- drama (genre in art, film, theatre and literature or a work of said genre)
- drama, tragedy, plight (quality of intense or high emotion or situation of enormous gravity that heightens such emotions)
- Synonym: tragedia
- drama (theatre studies)
- Synonym: teatro
- play (work of theatre)
- Synonym: obra
- big deal, fuss, scene
HyponymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- dramón
- eurodrama
- reina del drama (“drama queen”)
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “drama”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
SwahiliEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
NounEdit
drama (n class, plural drama)
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
NounEdit
drama n
- a drama
DeclensionEdit
Declension of drama | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | drama | dramat | dramer | dramerna |
Genitive | dramas | dramats | dramers | dramernas |
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- drama in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- drama in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- drama in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
AnagramsEdit
TagalogEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
drama
- drama; stage play
- Synonym: dula
- theatrics; histrionics
- Synonym: kaartehan
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
VepsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Russian дра́ма (dráma).
NounEdit
drama
- drama (theatre)
InflectionEdit
Inflection of drama (inflection type 5/sana) | |||
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nominative sing. | drama | ||
genitive sing. | draman | ||
partitive sing. | dramad | ||
partitive plur. | dramoid | ||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | drama | dramad | |
accusative | draman | dramad | |
genitive | draman | dramoiden | |
partitive | dramad | dramoid | |
essive-instructive | draman | dramoin | |
translative | dramaks | dramoikš | |
inessive | dramas | dramoiš | |
elative | dramaspäi | dramoišpäi | |
illative | dramaha | dramoihe | |
adessive | dramal | dramoil | |
ablative | dramalpäi | dramoilpäi | |
allative | dramale | dramoile | |
abessive | dramata | dramoita | |
comitative | dramanke | dramoidenke | |
prolative | dramadme | dramoidme | |
approximative I | dramanno | dramoidenno | |
approximative II | dramannoks | dramoidennoks | |
egressive | dramannopäi | dramoidennopäi | |
terminative I | dramahasai | dramoihesai | |
terminative II | dramalesai | dramoilesai | |
terminative III | dramassai | — | |
additive I | dramahapäi | dramoihepäi | |
additive II | dramalepäi | dramoilepäi |
ReferencesEdit
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “драма”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
WelshEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin drāma, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from δράω (dráō, “to act, to take action, to achieve”).
PronunciationEdit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdrama/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdra(ː)ma/
Audio (file)
NounEdit
drama f (plural dramâu)
MutationEdit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
drama | ddrama | nrama | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |