dactylic

dactylic

English

Etymology

dactyl +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæk.ˈtɪ.lɪk/

Adjective

dactylic (comparative more dactylic, superlative most dactylic)

1. (prosody) of or consisting of dactyls.

Translations

Belarusian: дактылічны (daktyličny) Danish: daktylisk French: dactylique (fr) German: daktylisch (de) Greek: δακτυλικός (el) (daktylikós)

Irish: dachtalach Latin: dactylicus Russian: дактилический (ru) (daktiličeskij) Spanish: dactílico Ukrainian: дактилічний (daktyličnyj)

Noun

dactylic (plural dactylics)

1. a dactylic verse.

See also

• dactylically