tribrachys
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English
Noun
tribrachys
- Alternative form of tribrach
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek τρῐ́βρᾰχῠς (tríbrakhus), from τρῐ- (tri-, “tri-”) + βρᾰχῠ́ς (brakhús, “short”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtri.bra.kʰys/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtri.bra.kis/,
Noun
tribrachys m (genitive tribrachyos); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tribrachys | tribrachyes |
| genitive | tribrachyos | tribrachyōn |
| dative | tribrachyī | tribrachibus |
| accusative | tribrachyn | tribrachȳs |
| ablative | tribrachye | tribrachibus |
| vocative | tribrachys tribrachy1 |
tribrachyes |
1In poetry.
Synonyms
- (prosody: tribrach): tribrevis
Descendants
References
- “trĭbrăchys”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- trĭbrăchus et trĭbrăchy̆s in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “1,598/3”
- “tribrachys (⁓us)” on page 1,971/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Further reading
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