Kehrreim

German

Etymology

From kehren (“to return, come back”) +‎ Reim (“rhyme”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeːrˌraɪ̯m/, [ˈkeːɐ̯ˌʁaɪ̯m], [ˈkɛɐ̯-]
• Hyphenation: Kehr‧reim

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Kehrreim m (strong, genitive Kehrreimes or Kehrreims, plural Kehrreime)

1. (poetry, music) chorus, refrain (repeated part of a song or poem)

   Synonyms: Refrain, Kehrvers

Usage notes

• In music, the more usual word is Refrain. With reference to modern popular music, Kehrreim is entirely uncommon.

Declension

Declension of Kehrreim [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kehrreim	die	Kehrreime
genitive	eines	des	Kehrreimes, Kehrreims	der	Kehrreime
dative	einem	dem	Kehrreim, Kehrreime1	den	Kehrreimen
accusative	einen	den	Kehrreim	die	Kehrreime

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Kehrreim” in Duden online