klinkdicht

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of klinken (“to sound”) +‎ dicht (“poem”). A purism coined in Den Nederduytschen Helicon, based on the derivation of sonnet from Latin sonus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈklɪŋk.dɪxt/
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  • Hyphenation: klink‧dicht

Noun

klinkdicht n (plural klinkdichten, diminutive klinkdichtje n)

  1. sonnet (poem consisting of an octave and a sextet) [from early 17th c.]
    Synonym: sonnet
  • klinkdichter
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