German Conversation · Level 16
88 words
German word
Reim
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁaɪ̯m/
Meaning
- masculine nounrhyme
Example
Kinder lernen oft durch einfache Reime.
Children often learn through simple rhymes.
More examples
Beim Dichten muss man oft den Endreim bestimmen.
When writing poetry, one often has to determine the end rhyme.
Core concept
A child's verse keeps returning to matching sounds at the ends of its lines, creating an audible pattern.
Common phrases
den Endreim bestimmen
determine the end rhyme
den Binnenreim erkennen
recognize the internal rhyme
Similar words
Endreim: A rhyme occurring at the ends of lines in a poem.
Paarreim: A form in which adjacent lines rhyme with each other in pairs.
Reimschema: A visual outline showing the sequence of rhymes in a poem.
Definition in German
Das Übereinstimmen oder die Ähnlichkeit der Schlusslaute von Wörtern, besonders in Versen, Liedern oder Sprüchen, wodurch ein hörbarer Gleichklang entsteht.
Word origin
Reim descends through Middle High German rīm from Old High German rīm, originally referring to a row or line before developing its poetic sense.
Usage tips
- Reim is masculine, so the forms are der Reim and die Reime.
Opposites
- Prosaprosenoun
Related words
- Endreimend rhymenoun
- Binnenreiminternal rhymenoun
- Reimwortrhyming wordnoun