stave-rhyme
/steɪv.ɹaɪm/
stave-rhyme noun: a (stressed) word that rhymes with another, in that it begins with the same consonant, consonant cluster, or vowel.
Noun
stave-rhyme (usually uncountable, plural stave-rhymes)
- A (stressed) word that rhymes with another, in that it begins with the same consonant, consonant cluster, or vowel.
- The poem is littered with stave-rhymes like "start, stop".
- It is better to retain it in this line, as it is one of the 3 stave-rhymes.1860, George Stephens, Two leaves of king Waldere's lay, a hitherto unknown Old-English epic, page 72
- Synonyms:
- alliteration
- This kind of rhyme.
- The poem exhibits stave-rhyme.
- Our ancestors grounded their verse on stave-rhyme and accent […]1860, George Stephens, Two leaves of king Waldere's lay, a hitherto unknown Old-English epic, page 22
Verb
stave-rhyme (third-person singular simple present stave-rhymes, present participle stave-rhyming, simple past and past participle stave-rhymed)
- To exhibit this kind of rhyme.
- Richard Kienast, in a study of the prose style of the Old High German Isidor translation, remarked that the relics of elevated celebratory composition, as the ‘stave-rhyming formulas’ were described, need to be treated.1995, John M. Jeep, Alliterating word-pairs in Old High German, page 35
- To find other Old High German parallels, it is necessary to include those genres which are not composed in stave-rhyming verse.2002, Irmengard Rauch, Gerald F. Carr, editors, New insights in Germanic linguistics III, page 120
- Synonyms:
- alliterate
stave-rhyme meaning in Tamil
stave-rhyme in Tamil
- மோனை
Synonyms of stave-rhyme
Forms of stave-rhyme
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | stave-rhymes |
| alternative form | stave rhyme |
| alternative form | staff-rhyme |
| alternative form | staff rhyme |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | stave-rhymes |
| present participle | stave-rhyming |
| past participle | stave-rhymed |
| past | stave-rhymed |
Origin of stave-rhyme
Most likely a calque of a Germanic term, such as German Stabreim or Danish stavrim.
Questions about stave-rhyme
- What does stave-rhyme mean?
- Stave-rhyme means a (stressed) word that rhymes with another, in that it begins with the same consonant, consonant cluster, or vowel.
- What is stave-rhyme in Tamil?
- Stave-rhyme in Tamil is மோனை. See Stave-rhyme meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is stave-rhyme?
- Stave-rhyme can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce stave-rhyme?
- Stave-rhyme is pronounced /steɪv.ɹaɪm/.
- What is the plural of stave-rhyme?
- The plural of stave-rhyme is stave-rhymes.
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