tragiker

Swedish

Etymology

From German Tragiker, from Latin tragicus

Noun

tragiker c

  1. tragedian (playwright who writes tragedies)
    • 1873, Esaias Tegnér, “Till C. G. von Brinkman (37)”, in Efterlemnade skrifter I[1], F. & G. Beijers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Uppsala universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 18 May 2025, page 291:
      [Adam] Ö[hlenschläger] är en stor tragiker.
      Adam Oehlenschläger is a great tragedian.
  2. (rare) tragedian (actor who specializes in tragic roles)

Declension

Declension of tragiker
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tragiker tragikers
definite tragikern tragikerns
plural indefinite tragiker tragikers
definite tragikerna tragikernas

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