heldendicht

== Dutch == === Etymology === Compound of held (“hero”) +‎ -en- +‎ dicht (“poem”); perfectly parallel cognate of German Heldengedicht. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɛl.də(n)ˌdɪxt/ Hyphenation: hel‧den‧dicht === Noun === heldendicht n (plural heldendichten, diminutive heldendichtje n) an epic, narrative poem (or by extension prose), notably on a hero [from early 18th c.] (figuratively) an epic episode or scene ==== Synonyms ==== (epic narrative): epos ==== Related terms ==== heldendichter