retorika

See also: rétorika

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch retorica, from Latin rhētorica, from Ancient Greek ῥητορική (rhētorikḗ), feminine form of ῥητορικός (rhētorikós, concerning public speech), from ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr, public speaker).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /retoˈrika/
  • Rhymes: -ka, -a
  • Hyphenation: ré‧to‧ri‧ka

Noun

rétorika (plural retorika-retorika)

  1. rhetoric
    1. the art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade
    2. meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress

Alternative forms

References

  1. ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd[1], Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /retǒrika/
  • Hyphenation: re‧to‧ri‧ka

Noun

retòrika f (Cyrillic spelling рето̀рика)

  1. (uncountable) rhetoric

Declension

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish retórica.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɾeˌtoɾiˈka/ [ɾɛˌt̪oː.ɾɪˈxa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: re‧to‧ri‧ka

Noun

retóriká (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜆᜓᜇᜒᜃ)

  1. rhetoric
    Synonym: sayusay
  • retoriko
  • retorikal