different between surdo vs anapestic

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin surdus.

Adjective

surdo

1. deaf

Latin

Adjective

surd?

1. dative masculine singular of surdus
2. dative neuter singular of surdus
3. ablative masculine singular of surdus
4. ablative neuter singular of surdus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese sordo, from Latin surdus, from the Proto-Indo-European root *swer- (“ringing, whistling”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?su?.ðu/

Adjective

surdo m (feminine singular surda, masculine plural surdos, feminine plural surdas, comparable)

1. Unable to hear; deaf.

Inflection

Derived terms

• ensurdecer
• surdamente
• surdez
• surdo-mudo

Related terms

• absurdo

Further reading

• “surdo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

English

Alternative forms

• anapaestic (UK)
• anapestick (obsolete)

Etymology

anapest +? -ic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æ.n?.?pi?.st?k/

Adjective

anapestic (comparative more anapestic, superlative most anapestic)

1. of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest.
2. of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human?) heartbeat pattern.
3. of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry (see also limeric or limerick).
4. of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum. Surdo literally means "deaf" in Brasilian Portuguese, and the surdo drums play the bass parts in a samba rhythm as performed by a batucada (drumming ensemble) during the Carnaval celebration.

Translations

Noun

anapestic (plural anapestics)

1. A verse that contains anapestic feet

Anagrams

• Capetians, antapices, anti-space, antispace, captaines

Romanian

Etymology

From French anapestique, from Latin anapaesticus.

Adjective

anapestic m or n (feminine singular anapestic?, masculine plural anapestici, feminine and neuter plural anapestice)

1. anapestic

Declension