rederijker

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch retorike, either directly from Latin rhētorica or indirectly via Middle or Old French, from Ancient Greek ῥητορική (rhētorikḗ), feminine form of ῥητορικός (rhētorikós, “concerning public speech”), from ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr, “public speaker”). Folk-etymologically reinterpreted as a compound of rede (“reason”) +‎ rijk (“rich”) +‎ -er (denominative agent suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈreː.dəˌrɛi̯.kər/
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Hyphenation: re‧de‧rij‧ker

Noun

rederijker m (plural rederijkers, diminutive rederijkertje n)

(historical) rhetorician, literatus, especially an amateur involved in theatre; a member of the literary guilds that existed in the Low Countries in the late mediaeval and early modern periods.

Derived terms

rederijkerskamer