Reim

See also: reim and réim

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rīm m (“rhyme”). In form probably inherited from Old High German rīm m (“number, count, series”), from Proto-Germanic *rīmą. However, the sense follows Old French rime f (“rhyme”), whose origin is uncertain: either from the same Germanic noun or from Latin rhythmus. In the latter case, a doublet of Rhythmus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁaɪ̯m/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯m

Noun

Reim m (strong, genitive Reims or Reimes, plural Reime)

  1. rhyme (poetic device)
  2. rhyme, rhyming phrase, short verse
  3. (linguistics) rime (part of a syllable after the onset)

Declension
Declension of Reim [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Reim die Reime
genitive eines des Reims, Reimes der Reime
dative einem dem Reim, Reime1 den Reimen
accusative einen den Reim die Reime

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms
  • Reimbildung
  • Reimbuch
  • Reimende
  • Reimfabel
  • Reimgedicht
  • Reimlexikon
  • Reimschema
  • Reimsilbe
  • Reimwort
  • Reimwörterbuch

Further reading
  • “Reim” in Duden online
  • “Reim” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Reim” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /raɪ̯m/

Noun

Reim m

  1. plural of Raum

Luxembourgish

Noun

Reim m (plural Reimen)

  1. rhyme

Derived terms
  • Reimfolleg
  • Reimscheema

Further reading
  • Reim in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire
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