trochaic

English

Alternative forms

troch. (abbreviation)
trochaick (obsolete)

Etymology

Either via the French trochaïque or directly from its etymon, the Latin trochaicus, from the Ancient Greek τροχαικός (trokhaikós), from τροχαῖος (trokhaîos), whence trochee.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɹoʊˈkeɪ.ɪk/

Adjective

trochaic (not comparable)

Referring to poetry composed of trochees, feet of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.

Translations

referring to poetry composed of trochees

Danish: trokæisk
Finnish: trokeinen (fi)
French: trochaïque (fr) m or f

German: trochäisch
Serbo-Croatian: tròhējskī (sh)

Noun

trochaic (plural trochaics)

A poetical composition of this kind.

Anagrams

thoracic