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/

• Audio:

  (file)

• 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

Related terms

• klinkdichter