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Meaning of "Hendiadys" in the German dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HENDIADYS

mittellateinisch hendiadyoin, hendiadys < griechisch hèn dià dyoĩn = eins durch zwei.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HENDIADYS IN GERMAN

Hendiadys  [Hendiadỵs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HENDIADYS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
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Hendiadys is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HENDIADYS MEAN IN GERMAN?

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Definition of Hendiadys in the German dictionary

the expressive-strengthening combination of two synonymous nouns or verbs especially in antiquity popular replacement of an attribute by a sequential connection with "and". die Ausdruckskraft stärkende Verbindung zweier synonymer Substantive oder Verben besonders in der Antike beliebtes Ersetzen eines Attributs durch eine reihende Verbindung mit »und«.

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GERMAN WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HENDIADYS

Henade
Hendekagon
Hendekasyllabus
Hendiadyoin
Hending
Hendl
Hengst
Hengstdepot
Hengstfohlen
Henismus
Henkel
Henkelbecher
Henkelglas
Henkelkanne
Henkelkorb
Henkelkreuz
Henkelkrug
henkellos
Henkelmann
Henkeltasse

GERMAN WORDS THAT END LIKE HENDIADYS

Achlys
Amphibrachys
Beuys
Chlamys
Dibrachys
Erinnys
Holidays
Kok-Saghys
Kumys
Mastomys
Rhadamanthys
Sixdays
Synophrys
Tethys
Tetraktys
Tribrachys
Vin de Pays

Synonyms and antonyms of Hendiadys in the German dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Hendiadys» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HENDIADYS

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The translations of Hendiadys from German to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Hendiadys» in German.

Translator German - Chinese

Hendiadys
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator German - Spanish

endíadis
570 millions of speakers

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Hendiadys
510 millions of speakers

Translator German - Hindi

Hendiadys
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator German - Arabic

Hendiadys
280 millions of speakers

Translator German - Russian

гендиадис
278 millions of speakers

Translator German - Portuguese

hendíadis
270 millions of speakers

Translator German - Bengali

বাক্যালঙ্কারবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator German - French

hendiadys
220 millions of speakers

Translator German - Malay

Hendiadys
190 millions of speakers

German

Hendiadys
180 millions of speakers

Translator German - Japanese

二詞一意
130 millions of speakers

Translator German - Korean

Hendiadys
85 millions of speakers

Translator German - Javanese

Hendiadys
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator German - Vietnamese

phép thế đôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator German - Tamil

Hendiadys
75 millions of speakers

Translator German - Marathi

Hendiadys
75 millions of speakers

Translator German - Turkish

hendiadys
70 millions of speakers

Translator German - Italian

endiadi
65 millions of speakers

Translator German - Polish

pewnego rodzaju hendiadys
50 millions of speakers

Translator German - Ukrainian

гендіадіс
40 millions of speakers

Translator German - Romanian

Hendiadys
30 millions of speakers
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Translator German - Greek

Hendiadys
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator German - Afrikaans

Hendiadys
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator German - Swedish

Hendiadys
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator German - Norwegian

hendiadyoin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Hendiadys

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HENDIADYS»

The term «Hendiadys» is regularly used and occupies the 96.916 position in our list of most widely used terms in the German dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HENDIADYS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the German literature, quotes and news about Hendiadys

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10 GERMAN BOOKS RELATING TO «HENDIADYS»

Discover the use of Hendiadys in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Hendiadys and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in German literature.
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Horizonte biblischer Texte: Festschrift für Josef M. Oesch ...
The verbs 'subside' and 'remembered' are represented by -juto and -dt, separated in the MT and yet, it may be suggested, belonging together, so that "jttto qualifies idt and in this function produces a hendiadys, -dt ... -|ub, 'when had subsided, ...
Andreas Vonach, Georg Fischer, 2003
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Biblica: Vol.73
One may tentatively suggest that 30R3 nut is a hendiadys in which one idea, Absa1om's request, is being expressed through two verbs (24). The function of ' repeat' would be to draw attention to the request. The previous verses have already ...
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Heidelberger Jahrbücher der Literatur
Da sich nun, wie gesagt, zeigte, dass sich die Synonyma nicht immer von der Figur Hendiadys ganz bestimmt unterscheiden lassen , dass ferner mit beiden die Apposition sehr verwandt^sey und grosse Aehniichkeit habe, so sah sich der  ...
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Jahrbücher für Philologie und Paedagogik
hendiadys, pro devotionum carmina." Vergl. dagegen Annal. IV, 22, wo carmina ohne jenen Beisatz offenbar ebenso gebraucht ist. Es kann wenigstens gezweifelt werden, ob dort durchaus eine Hendiadys anzunehmen sey. S. 28 , . Agric.
Johann Christian Jahn, 1827
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Heidelbergische [afterw.] Heidelberger Jahrbücher der Literatur
Die kürzeste und passendste Erklärung der Figur Hendiadys fand der Verf. bei Ruddimannus: cum, tmod re iinum est, sie effertur, quasi duo essent. Da sich nun , wie gesagt, zeigte, dass sich die Synonyma nicht immer von der Figur ...
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Jahrbücher für philologie und paedagogik
hendiadys, pro devotionum carmina." Vergl. dagegen Annal. ГУ, 22, wo carmina ohne jenen Beisatz offenbar ebenso gebraucht ist. Ks kann wenigstens gezweifelt werden, ob dort durchaus eine Hendiadys anzunehmen sey. S. 28, Agrie.
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Commentarii de bello gallico et civili: De bello gallico
übrigens der Hendiadys entgegen. Verwandelt das Zeiigma einen an sich selbständigen Begriit' iu einen untergeordneten, so die Hendiadys einen an sich abhängigen in einen selbständigen ; darum das Zeuguia demüthiget, gleichsam  ...
Gaius Iulius Caesar, Johann Georg Lippert, 1835
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Heidelbergische Jahrbücher der Literatur
Syno-nymai nichti immer von der Figur Hendiadys ganz bestimmt unterscheiden lassen , dafs ferner mit beiden die Appositionsehr ve_r.Wa_ndt_s_ey_und grofsg Áehulichkeit habe, so sahisich der Verfrgenötthigt', die`Synopyma ...
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Sokrates; Zeitschrift für das Gymnasialwesen
Was wird es ihm nützen, wenn er erfährt, dass 3, 4 die Worte fiduciam ac robur 4, 7 sinu indulgent iaque, 43, 15: honore iudicioque ein Hendiadys bilden (warum nicht auch ratio et aetas 4, 17 = das vernünftigere Alter?), dass dagegen 16, 5: ...
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Strabons Erdbeschreibung in siebenzehn Büchern: nach ...
Die Schafe a) werden mit 2) Letronne nimmt die Worte dnö rmv Alfriöncov *a\ x&v nag- amsavitiSv als Hendiadys für: die Aethiopen am Ozean. Allerdings sind nur Diese gemeint; denn die Völker am (südlichen) Ozean können keine andere ...
Strabo, Christoph Gottlieb Groskurd, 1833

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HENDIADYS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Hendiadys is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tribunals of Erudition and Taste: or, Why Translations of Premodern ...
... Kroll criticized Stephen Owen's “imprecision in translation,” including his “tendency to translate hendiadys by a single word,” Owen replied that Kroll's sense of ... «lareviewofbooks, Jul 16»
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Fête du Slip 2016 au Synthi
Avec Hendiadys, Poutre Apparente, des DJs en pagaille et toujours plus de bières ! Fête du Slip 2016 au Synthi was last modified: juillet 10th, 2016 by Unidivers ... «Unidivers, Jul 16»
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Exclusive Interview With Phil Davies, Namibia Head Coach
Whom better embodies that succinct hendiadys than Namibian captain Jacques Burger? A man who is universally admired across his country for his passion, ... «Pundit Arena, Apr 16»
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*Gender-Based Violence in the Bible, Part I: Jacob's Daughter Dinah
Namely, within this text, two verbs are used together (a grammatical usage called hendiadys) to convey the nature of the act, the first is the standard verb for “to ... «Huffington Post, Apr 16»
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Shakespeare's Badass Quarto
Hendiadys as in "the book and volume of my brain," or "the abstract and brief chronicle of our time," and "a fantasy and trick of fame." Hendiadys is used no fewer ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb 16»
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Poem-A-Day - 'The Abasement of the Northmores' by Michael D ...
Hendiadys, bowed bent like a hatchet who lives it over by living back: let me tell you about perforation. I am a badly drawn creature washed up on a littered ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Nov 15»
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Le français, c'est stylé...
L'hendiadys. L'ellipse. Le zeugme. L'anacoluthe. C'est ça ! C'est un double zeugme même. Le zeugme est une figure de style consistant à lier par la syntaxe ... «Libération, Aug 15»
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NAPLAN: Shakespeare would have failed the year 9 literacy test
He was reasonably well informed about rhetorical tropes, such as synecdoche, metonymy, hendiadys or anaphora. That must tick a few capability boxes. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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The Wire and tautology is what it is, which is great
“All well and good” and “in this day and age” are examples of another type of phrase construction called “hendiadys” where a concept is repeated for emphasis. «Geek, May 15»
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In many words
... Accismus, Allusion, Bombast, Caesura, Digression, Deixes, Epithet, Equivocation, Epimone, Epistrophe, Homiologia, Hyperbole, Hendiadys, Irony, Insultatio, ... «The Hindu, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Hendiadys [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-de/hendiadys>. May 2024 ».
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