rym

See also: rým

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rəi̯m/

Etymology 1

From Dutch rijm, from Middle Dutch rijm, from Old French rime.

Noun

rym (plural ryme)

1. A rhyme (rhyming poem).
2. A rhyme (rhyming sound).

Derived terms

• kletsrym

Etymology 2

From Dutch rijmen.

Verb

rym (present rym, present participle rymende, past participle gerym)

1. (intransitive) to rhyme

Icelandic

Verb

rym (weak)

1. first-person singular present indicative of rymja
2. second-person singular imperative of rymja

Middle English

Noun

rym

1. Alternative form of reme (“ream”)

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ryːm/

Verb

rȳm

1. imperative singular of rȳman

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɘm/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA^(key): /ˈrɘm/

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• Rhymes: -ɘm
• Syllabification: rym

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle High German rīm.

Noun

rym m inan (related adjective rymowy)

1. (poetry) rhyme (rhyming verse (poetic form))
2. (poetry, slang) poetic piece

Declension

Declension of rym

	singular	plural
nominative	rym	rymy
genitive	rymu	rymów
dative	rymowi	rymom
accusative	rym	rymy
instrumental	rymem	rymami
locative	rymie	rymach
vocative	rymie	rymy

Derived terms

verbs

• rymować impf
• zrymować pf

Related terms

adverbs

• rymowo

nouns

• rymowanka
• rymowość

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

rym

1. (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) imitates the sound of falling; thump!

Further reading

• rym in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• rym in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• rym in PWN's encyclopedia
• Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “rym”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 141

Swedish

Verb

rym

1. imperative of rymma

Anagrams

• myr