nonictus
English
Etymology
non- + ictus
Noun
nonictus (countable and uncountable, plural nonictus or nonictuses)
- The absence of ictus.
- 2014, Paul Kiparsky, Gilbert Youmans, Rhythm and Meter (→ISBN), page 149:
- The strong (ictic) positions in the English iamb are predominantly stressed, the weak (nonictic) positions are predominantly unstressed; that is, the mean ratio of missing ictic stresses and of stressed syllables on nonictuses may reach 25%, ...
- 2014, Paul Kiparsky, Gilbert Youmans, Rhythm and Meter (→ISBN), page 149:
Anagrams
- scuntion, unctions