retorika

See also: rétorika

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch retorica, from Latin rhētorica, from Ancient Greek ῥητορική (rhētorikḗ), feminine form of ῥητορικός (rhētorikós, concerning public speech), from ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr, public speaker).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /retoˈrika/
  • Rhymes: -ka, -a
  • Hyphenation: ré‧to‧ri‧ka

Noun

rétorika (plural retorika-retorika, first-person possessive retorikaku, second-person possessive retorikamu, third-person possessive retorikanya)

  1. rhetoric
    1. The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
    2. Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.

Alternative forms

References

  1. Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd, Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /retǒrika/
  • Hyphenation: re‧to‧ri‧ka

Noun

retòrika f (Cyrillic spelling рето̀рика)

  1. (uncountable) rhetoric

Declension

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish retórica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾeˌtoɾiˈka/, [ɾɛˌto.ɾɪˈxa]
  • Hyphenation: re‧to‧ri‧ka

Noun

retóriká (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜆᜓᜇᜒᜃ)

  1. rhetoric
    Synonym: sayusay
  • retoriko
  • retorikal
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