Rhetorik

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rhetorica/retorica, from Latin rhētorica, from Ancient Greek ῥητορικός (rhētorikós).

Compare French rhétorique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʁeˈtoːʁɪk]

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• Hyphenation: Rhe‧to‧rik

Noun

Rhetorik f (genitive Rhetorik, plural Rhetoriken)

1. rhetoric

   Synonym: Redekunst

Declension

Declension of Rhetorik [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Rhetorik	die	Rhetoriken
genitive	einer	der	Rhetorik	der	Rhetoriken
dative	einer	der	Rhetorik	den	Rhetoriken
accusative	eine	die	Rhetorik	die	Rhetoriken

Hyponyms

• Endzeitrhetorik
• Kriegsrhetorik
• Krisenrhetorik

Derived terms

• rhetorisch
• Rhetoriker

Further reading

• “Rhetorik” in Duden online