heldendicht

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of held (“hero”) +‎ -en- +‎ dicht (“poem”); perfectly parallel cognate of German Heldengedicht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛl.də(n)ˌdɪxt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: hel‧den‧dicht

Noun

heldendicht n (plural heldendichten, diminutive heldendichtje n)

1. an epic, narrative poem (or by extension prose), notably on a hero [from early 18th c.]
2. (figuratively) an epic episode or scene

Synonyms

• (epic narrative): epos

Related terms

• heldendichter