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Dutch
Etymology
From lijk (“corpse, dead body”) + rede (“discourse, speech”), possibly a calque of German Leichrede. First attested in the late seventeenth century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛi̯kˌreː.də/
- Hyphenation: lijk‧re‧de
Noun
lijkrede f (plural lijkredes or lijkredenen or lijkredens)
- eulogy, discourse or sermon said at a funeral
Descendants