спондей

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Russian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπονδεῖος (spondeîos, associated with a libation).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: спондэ́й)

Noun

спонде́й (spondéjm inan (genitive спонде́я, nominative plural спонде́и, genitive plural спонде́ев)

  1. spondee

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References

  • Shvedova, Natalia, editor (2011), “спонде́й”, in Толковый словарь русского языка с включением сведений о происхождении слов (in Russian), Moscow: Azbukovnik, page 929