tribrachys

See also: Tribrachys

English

Noun

tribrachys

  1. Alternative form of tribrach

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek τρῐ́βρᾰχῠς (tríbrakhus), from τρῐ- (tri-, tri-) + βρᾰχῠ́ς (brakhús, short).

Pronunciation

Noun

tribrachys m (genitive tribrachyos); third declension

  1. (prosody) tribrach (metrical foot comprising three short syllables)

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tribrachys tribrachyes
Genitive tribrachyos tribrachyōn
Dative tribrachyī tribrachibus
Accusative tribrachyn tribrachȳs
Ablative tribrachye tribrachibus
Vocative tribrachys
tribrachy1
tribrachyes

1In poetry.

Synonyms

Descendants

  • English: tribrach
  • French: tribraque

References

Further reading

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