retorika

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See also: rétorika

Indonesian

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Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch retorica, from Latin rhētorica, from Ancient Greek ῥητορική (rhētorikḗ), feminine form of ῥητορικός (rhētorikós, “concerning public speech”), from ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr, “public speaker”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /retoˈrika/
  • Rhymes: -ka, -a
  • Hyphenation: ré‧to‧ri‧ka

Noun

rétorika (plural retorika-retorika)

  1. rhetoric
    1. The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
    2. Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.

Alternative forms

References

  1. ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd‎, Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /retǒrika/
  • Hyphenation: re‧to‧ri‧ka

Noun

retòrika f (Cyrillic spelling рето̀рика)

  1. (uncountable) rhetoric

Declension

Declension of retorika
singular
nominative retorika
genitive retorike
dative retorici
accusative retoriku
vocative retoriko
locative retorici
instrumental retorikom

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish retórica.

Pronunciation

Noun

retóriká (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜆᜓᜇᜒᜃ)

  1. rhetoric
    Synonym: sayusay
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