rijmen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛi̯.mə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: rij‧men
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯mən

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Dutch rīmen which is a merger of:

• Old Dutch *rīman, from Proto-West Germanic *rīman, from Proto-Germanic *rīmaną (“to count”), a strong verb.
• Old Dutch *rīmen, from Proto-West Germanic *rīmijan, a weak verb. Analysable as rijm +‎ -en.

In Middle Dutch the verb could still be declined as a strong verb.

Verb

rijmen

1. (intransitive) to rhyme (to have a rhyme with another word) [with op ‘with’]

   Nee, "yurt" rijmt niet op "yoghurt".

   No, "yurt" does not rhyme with "yoghurt".

2. (intransitive, transitive) to rhyme, to speak or write rhymes

   De hulpsinterklaas rijmde erop los.

   The stand-in Sinterklaas was rhyming full speed ahead.

3. (intransitive) to agree, to correspond [with met ‘with/to’]
4. (transitive) to bring into agreement, to reconcile [with met ‘with’]

   Ik kan dat niet rijmen met zijn anders zo vriendelijk gedrag.

   I cannot reconcile that with his friendly behaviour in other contexts.

Conjugation

Conjugation of rijmen (weak)
infinitive	rijmen
past singular	rijmde
past participle	gerijmd
infinitive	rijmen
gerund	rijmen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	rijm	rijmde
2nd person sing. (jij)	rijmt, rijm2	rijmde
2nd person sing. (u)	rijmt	rijmde
2nd person sing. (gij)	rijmt	rijmde
3rd person singular	rijmt	rijmde
plural	rijmen	rijmden
subjunctive sing.1	rijme	rijmde
subjunctive plur.1	rijmen	rijmden
imperative sing.	rijm
imperative plur.1	rijmt
participles	rijmend	gerijmd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• ontrijmen
• rijmelen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: rym

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

rijmen

1. plural of rijm