ריטם

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• ריטעם (ritem), ריטמוס (ritmus)

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin rhythmus from Ancient Greek ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “any measured flow or movement, symmetry, rhythm”), via Belarusian рытм (rytm), Polish rytm, Russian ритм (ritm), Ukrainian ритм (rytm). Compare German Rhythmus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɪtm̩/, /ˈrɪtəm/

Noun

ריטם • (ritm) m, plural ריטמען (ritmen)

1. (music) rhythm, beat, meter, cadence

   Synonyms: טראָפּ (trop), טאַקט (takt)

2. rhythm (other senses)

Usage notes

• Weinreich only attests the alternative form ריטעם (ritem), even though it also uses the plural form ריטמען (ritmen).

Derived terms

• ריטמיק (ritmik)
• ריטמיש (ritmish)
• ריטמלאָז (ritmloz)

Related terms

• אייריטמיע (eyritmye)
• אַריטמיש (aritmish)

References

• Uriel Weinreich (1977) “rhythm”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 273
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “ריטם” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].