treurspel

Dutch

Etymology

From treur (“sorrow”) +‎ spel (“play”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: treur‧spel

Noun

treurspel n (plural treurspelen, diminutive treurspelletje n)

1. A drama in which the main character is brought to ruin; a tragedy

Synonyms

• (drama): tragedie

Antonyms

• blijspel, komedie

Descendants

• →? German: Trauerspiel (calque)