Alliteration

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See also: alliteration and allitération

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin allīterātiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alɪteʁaˈt͡si̯oːn/
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Noun

Alliteration f (genitive Alliteration, plural Alliterationen)

  1. alliteration
    Synonym: Stabreim
    • 1874, Carl Sirker, “Der Stabreim bei den neueren deutschen Dichtern”, in Max Moltke, editor, Deutscher Sprachwart, Zeitschrift für Kunde und Kunst der Sprache, page 53:
      Der Stabreim oder die Alliteration ist die älteste germanische Reimart, die unsere Vorfahren schon aus der frühern gemeinsamen Heimath der indogermanischen Völker im Osten mitgebracht zu haben scheinen.
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Declension

Declension of Alliteration
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Alliteration die Alliterationen
genitive einer der Alliteration der Alliterationen
dative einer der Alliteration den Alliterationen
accusative eine die Alliteration die Alliterationen

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