catalectic
English
Etymology
From Latin catalecticus, from Ancient Greek καταληκτικός (katalēktikós, “leaving off, incomplete”) from κατά (katá, “down, wholly”) + ληκτικός (lēktikós, “causing to stop”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛktɪk
Adjective
catalectic
- (poetry) (said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
- incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance
- 1878, William de Wiveleslie Abney, A treatise on photography:
- The process is not practised to any extent , but is a curious example of a catalectic action started by the impact of light
Translations
of poetry
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incomplete
Noun
catalectic (plural catalectics)
Translations
Translations
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French catalectique.
Adjective
catalectic m or n (feminine singular catalectică, masculine plural catalectici, feminine and neuter plural catalectice)
Declension
Declension of catalectic
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | catalectic | catalectică | catalectici | catalectice | ||
| definite | catalecticul | catalectica | catalecticii | catalecticele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | catalectic | catalectice | catalectici | catalectice | ||
| definite | catalecticului | catalecticei | catalecticilor | catalecticelor | |||
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