"amphibrach" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈam.fɪ.bɹak/ [UK] Forms: amphibrachs [plural]
Etymology: From Latin amphibrachys, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβραχυς (amphíbrakhus, “short at both ends”), from ἀμφί (amphí) + βραχύς (brakhús, “short”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|amphibrachys}} Latin amphibrachys, {{uder|en|grc|ἀμφίβραχυς||short at both ends}} Ancient Greek ἀμφίβραχυς (amphíbrakhus, “short at both ends”), {{m|grc|ἀμφί}} ἀμφί (amphí), {{m|grc|βραχύς||short}} βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} amphibrach (plural amphibrachs)
  1. (prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta). Categories (topical): Prosody
    Sense id: en-amphibrach-en-noun-dn7DdyNH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 54 46 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
  2. (prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica). Categories (topical): Prosody
    Sense id: en-amphibrach-en-noun-HHBeNRAu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 54 46 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: amphibrachic Translations (metrical foot of three syllables): ἀμφίβραχυς (amphíbrakhus) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), amfíbrac [masculine] (Catalan), amfibrachys [masculine] (Dutch), amfibraĥo (Esperanto), amfibrako (Esperanto), amfibrakhys (Finnish), amphibraque [masculine] (French), Amphibrachys [masculine] (German), Skolius [masculine] (German), anfibraco [masculine] (Italian), amphibrachys [masculine] (Latin), amphibrachus [masculine] (Latin), amphibrevis [masculine] (Latin), amfibrach [masculine] (Polish), anfíbraco [masculine] (Portuguese), амфибра́хий (amfibráxij) [masculine] (Russian), amfibrah [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
Disambiguation of 'metrical foot of three syllables': 46 54

Inflected forms

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