dochmius
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English
Etymology
From Latin dochmius, from Ancient Greek δόχμιος (dókhmios, “oblique; dochmius”).
Noun
dochmius (plural dochmii or dochmiuses)
- (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.
- 1843, William O'Brien, The Ancient Rhythmical Art Recovered, page 6:
- Yet there is good reason to doubt the existence of any such; —good reason to think, that dochmiuses belong to the triple rhythm
- 1910, R. J. Walker, Anti Mias: An Essay in Isometry, page 228:
- This chorus, which consists almost entirely of dochmii, is so corrupt as to present various problems of an almost insoluble character, although portions of it have yielded to the brilliant emendatory efforts of Hermann.
- 1912, John Williams White, The Verse of Greek Comedy, page 296:
- Every dochmius is catalectic, representing an original phrase of nine primary times.
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δόχμιος (dókhmios).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈdokʰ.mi.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdok.mi.us/,
Noun
dochmius m (genitive dochmiī or dochmī); second declension
- dochmius (metrical foot)
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dochmius | dochmiī |
| genitive | dochmiī dochmī1 |
dochmiōrum |
| dative | dochmiō | dochmiīs |
| accusative | dochmium | dochmiōs |
| ablative | dochmiō | dochmiīs |
| vocative | dochmie | dochmiī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “dochmius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “dochmius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers