tribrachys

See also: Tribrachys

English

Noun

tribrachys

  1. Alternative form of tribrach.

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek τρῐ́βρᾰχῠς (trĭ́brăkhŭs), from τρῐ- (trĭ-, “tri-”) +‎ βρᾰχῠ́ς (brăkhŭ́s, “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).

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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