robinsonade

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Robinsonade, analyzable in English as Robinson +‎ -ade, named after fictional character Robinson Crusoe, from Daniel Defoe’s 1715 novel Robinson Crusoe.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɑbɪnsəˈneɪd/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɒbɪnsəˈneɪd/
Rhymes: -eɪd
Hyphenation: rob‧in‧so‧nade

Noun

robinsonade (plural robinsonades)

A genre of adventure fiction where a hero is stranded alone on a desert island and has to survive with his own wits.

Derived terms

edisonade

Related terms

Robinson Crusoe

Translations

genre of adventure fiction

Czech: robinzonáda (cs) f
Danish: robinsonade c
Dutch: robinsonade (nl) f
French: robinsonnade (fr) f
German: Robinsonade (de) f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: robinsonade m
Nynorsk: robinsonade m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: робинзонада f
Latin: robinzonada f
Swedish: robinsonad (sv) c

Dutch

Alternative forms

Robinsonade

Etymology

Borrowed from German Robinsonade.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.bɪn.sɔˌnaː.də/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: ro‧bin‧so‧na‧de

Noun

robinsonade f (plural robinsonades or robinsonaden)

robinsonade