tristico

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τρίστιχος (trístikhos), derived from τρι- (tri-, “three”) + στίχος (stíkhos, “line, series”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtris.ti.ko/
  • Rhymes: -istiko
  • Hyphenation: trì‧sti‧co

Adjective

tristico (feminine tristica, masculine plural tristici, feminine plural tristiche)

  1. (poetry) consisting of three lines (of a stanza)
    Hypernym: strofa
  2. (botany) tristichous

Noun

tristico m (plural tristici)

  1. (poetry) tercet
    Synonym: terzina
    Coordinate terms: monostico, distico, tetrastico

Further reading

  • tristico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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