comédie

See also: comedie

French

Alternative forms

comœdie (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French comedie, from Latin cōmoedia, from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία (kōmōidía), from κῶμος (kômos, “revel, carousing”) + either ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”) or ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer, bard”), both from ἀείδω (aeídō, “I sing”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ.me.di/
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Rhymes: -i
Homophone: comédies

Noun

comédie f (plural comédies)

comedy (genre of theatre, film, television etc.)
acting, playacting

Synonyms

comique

Derived terms

comédie de situation
comédie musicale
comédien
comédienne
jouer la comédie

Descendants

English: comedy
Greek: κομεντί (komentí)
→ Turkish: komedi