Rhythmus

See also: rhythmus

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rhythmus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁʏtmʊs/

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• Rhymes: -ʏtmʊs

Noun

Rhythmus m (strong, genitive Rhythmus, plural Rhythmen)

1. rhythm (variation of strong and weak emphasis over time, e.g. in music or speech)
2. pattern, rhythm (series of repetitive events or actions spaced out evenly)

Declension

Declension of Rhythmus [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Rhythmus	die	Rhythmen
genitive	eines	des	Rhythmus	der	Rhythmen
dative	einem	dem	Rhythmus	den	Rhythmen
accusative	einen	den	Rhythmus	die	Rhythmen

Derived terms

• Rhythmik
• rhythmisch
• rhythmisieren

compound nouns

• Atemrhythmus
• Biorhythmus
• Herzrhythmus
• Jahresrhythmus
• Rhythmusinstrument
• Rhythmusstörung
• Schlafrhythmus
• Sprachrhythmus

See also

• Takt

Further reading

• “Rhythmus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Rhythmus” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Rhythmus” in Duden online
• Rhythmus on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de