amphibrachys
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμφίβραχυς (amphíbrakhus).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /amˈpʰi.bra.kʰys/, [amˈpʰɪ.bra.kʰʏs]
Noun
amphibrachys m (genitive amphibrachyos); third declension
- (poetry) amphibrach
Declension
Third declension, Greek type masculine in -ys.
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amphibrachys | amphibrachēs |
| genitive | amphibrachyos | amphibrachyōn |
| dative | amphibrachyi | amphibrachibus |
| accusative | amphibrachyn | amphibrachēs |
| ablative | amphibrachy | amphibrachibus |
| vocative | amphibrachy | amphibrachēs |
Descendants
- English: amphibrach
- Spanish: anfíbraco
References
- amphibrachys in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- amphibrachys in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette