rijm

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /rɛi̯m/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: rijm
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯m

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch rijm, ripe, from Proto-Germanic *hrīmô. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

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rijm m (uncountable)

  1. hoarfrost, rime
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Dutch rijm, rīme, from Old French rime, of uncertain origin. More at rhyme.

Noun

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rijm n (plural rijmen, diminutive rijmpje n)

  1. rhyme, rhyming
  2. (now chiefly diminutive) a rhyme, a poem that uses rhyme
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: rym
  • Papiamentu: riempie (from the diminutive)