rijm

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rɛi̯m/
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Hyphenation: rijm
Rhymes: -ɛi̯m

Etymology 1

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

rijm m (uncountable)

hoarfrost, rime

Synonyms

(hoarfrost): rijp, vriesdauw

Derived terms

rijmreus

Etymology 2

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

Noun

rijm n (plural rijmen, diminutive rijmpje n)

rhyme, rhyming
(now chiefly diminutive) A rhyme, a poem that uses rhyme.

Derived terms

binnenrijm
eindrijm
halfrijm
ontrijmen
rijmschema
rijmwoord

Descendants

Afrikaans: rym
→ Papiamentu: riempie (from the diminutive)

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