Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
rederijker. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
rederijker, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
rederijker in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
rederijker you have here. The definition of the word
rederijker will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
rederijker, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch retorike, either directly from Latin rhētorica or indirectly via Middle or Old French, from Ancient Greek ῥητορική (rhētorikḗ), feminine form of ῥητορικός (rhētorikós, “concerning public speech”), from ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr, “public speaker”). Folk-etymologically reinterpreted as a compound of rede (“reason”) + rijk (“rich”) + -er (denominative agent suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreː.dəˌrɛi̯.kər/
- Hyphenation: re‧de‧rij‧ker
Noun
rederijker m (plural rederijkers, diminutive rederijkertje n)
- (historical) rhetorician, literatus, especially an amateur involved in theatre; a member of the literary guilds that existed in the Low Countries in the late mediaeval and early modern periods
Derived terms