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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑm.fiˈbrɑ.xəs/, /ˌɑm.fiˈbrɑ.xɪs/
- Hyphenation: am‧phi‧bra‧chys
Noun
amphibrachys m (plural amphibrachen)
- Dated spelling of amfibrachys.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμφίβραχυς (amphíbrakhus).
Pronunciation
Noun
amphibrachys m (genitive amphibrachyos); third declension
- (poetry) amphibrach
Declension
Third declension noun (Greek-type masculine in -ys).
1In poetry.
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