palimbacchius

English

Noun

palimbacchius (plural palimbacchii)

  1. (poetry) A metrical foot composed of two long syllables and one short one.

Latin

Etymology

From πάλιν (pálin, “back, again, back again”) (whence also palindrome) + bacchius.

Pronunciation

Noun

palimbacchīus m (genitive palimbacchīī); second declension

  1. palimbacchius, antibacchius

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative palimbacchīus palimbacchīī
genitive palimbacchīī palimbacchīōrum
dative palimbacchīō palimbacchīīs
accusative palimbacchīum palimbacchīōs
ablative palimbacchīō palimbacchīīs
vocative palimbacchīe palimbacchīī

Synonyms

  • (antibacchius): antibacchus

Descendants

  • English: palimbacchius

References

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