Reim

Etymology

From Middle High German rīm m (“rhyme”). In form probably inherited from Old High German rīm m (“number, count, series”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīm, 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/

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• 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)

Further reading

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raɪ̯m/

Noun

Reim m

1. plural of Raum

Noun

Reim m (plural Reimen)

1. rhyme

Further reading

• Reim in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire