heldendicht

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of held (“hero”) +‎ -en- (“poem”) +‎ dicht; perfectly parallel cognate of German Heldengedicht.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛl.də(n)ˌdɪxt/
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  • Hyphenation: hel‧den‧dicht

Noun

heldendicht n (plural heldendichten, diminutive heldendichtje n)

  1. An epic, narrative poem (or by extension prose), notably on a hero. [from early 18th c.]
  2. (figuratively) An epic episode or scene.

Synonyms
  • (epic narrative): epos
  • heldendichter
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