"dochmius" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dochmii [plural], dochmiuses [plural]
Etymology: From Latin dochmius, from Ancient Greek δόχμιος (dókhmios, “oblique; dochmius”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|dochmius}} Latin dochmius, {{bor|en|grc|δόχμιος||oblique; dochmius}} Ancient Greek δόχμιος (dókhmios, “oblique; dochmius”) Head templates: {{en-noun|dochmii|dochmiuses}} dochmius (plural dochmii or dochmiuses)
  1. (poetry) A metrical foot of five syllables used in Greek tragedy for highly anguished scenes. The metrical pattern is typically: short-long-long-short-long. Wikipedia link: Dochmiac Categories (topical): Poetry Related terms: dochmiac, hypodochmius

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /ˈdokʰ.mi.us/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈd̪ɔkʰmiʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈdok.mi.us/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈd̪ɔkmius] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek δόχμιος (dókhmios). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|δόχμιος}} Ancient Greek δόχμιος (dókhmios) Head templates: {{la-noun|dochmius<2>|g=m}} dochmius m (genitive dochmiī or dochmī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|dochmius<2>}} Forms: dochmiī [genitive], dochmī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], dochmius [nominative, singular], dochmiī [nominative, plural], dochmiī [genitive, singular], dochmī [genitive, singular], dochmiōrum [genitive, plural], dochmiō [dative, singular], dochmiīs [dative, plural], dochmium [accusative, singular], dochmiōs [accusative, plural], dochmiō [ablative, singular], dochmiīs [ablative, plural], dochmie [singular, vocative], dochmiī [plural, vocative]
  1. dochmius (metrical foot) Tags: declension-2, masculine

Inflected forms

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