bacchius
[ buh-kahy-uhs, ba- ]
noun,plural bac·chi·i [buh-kahy-ahy ba-]. /bəˈkaɪ aɪ bæ-/. Prosody.
a foot of three syllables that in quantitative meter consists of one short syllable followed by two long ones, and that in accentual meter consists of one unstressed syllable followed by two stressed ones.
Origin of bacchius
1- Compare antibacchius.
Words Nearby bacchius
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How to use bacchius in a sentence
He scans it as a 'bacchius', consisting of four feet, with the measurement , the last syllable of saeclo seeming to be shortened.
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British Dictionary definitions for bacchius
bacchius
/ (bæˈkaɪəs) /
nounplural -chii (-ˈkaɪaɪ)
prosody a metrical foot of one short syllable followed by two long ones (◡ – –): Compare dactyl
Origin of bacchius
1C16: from Latin, from Greek Bakkheios (pous) a Bacchic (foot)
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