different between spondee vs dactyl

spondee

English

Alternative forms

  • spondeus (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin spond?us (spondee), from Ancient Greek ????????? (spondeîos, associated with a libation) from ?????? (spond?, libation): spondees were often used in melodies sung at libations.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?sp?ndi/

Noun

spondee (plural spondees)

  1. (poetry) A word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressed.

Derived terms

  • spondaic

Translations

Further reading

  • spondee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Pedones, depones

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spondeus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sp?n?de?/
  • Hyphenation: spon?dee
  • Rhymes: -e?

Noun

spondee m (plural spondeeën)

  1. spondee

Related terms

  • spondeïsch

Finnish

Noun

spondee

  1. A spondee.

Declension

Synonyms

  • kaksipitkä

Latin

Noun

spond?e

  1. vocative singular of spond?us

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dactyl

English

Alternative forms

  • dactyle
  • dactile

Etymology

From Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (dáktulos, a finger), three bones of the finger corresponding to three syllables.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?dækt??/

Noun

dactyl (plural dactyls)

  1. A poetical foot of three syllables (— ? ?), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.

Related terms

  • dactylic
  • polydactyl

Translations

See also

  • anapest
  • spondee
  • finger

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