feminine ending
Prosody. an unaccented syllable at the close of a line of poetry, often one that is added to the metrical pattern as an extra syllable.
Grammar. a termination or final syllable marking a feminine word: In Latin -ā is a feminine ending for the ablative case in the singular.
Origin of feminine ending
1Words Nearby feminine ending
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How to use feminine ending in a sentence
One controversial solution is to add a “gender star” or asterisk between the word and the added feminine ending.
Another feminine ending among the Anglo-Saxons was gith, which, as elsewhere noted, I have supposed to mean woman or goddess.
Surnames as a Science | Robert FergusonIn the second stanza we have the same measure with feminine ending.
English Verse | Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D.On this account some speak of three accents in the first half line, with a feminine ending.
The Nibelungenlied | UnknownA simple check-mark in the sixth or seventh column indicates respectively a case of enjambement or of feminine ending.
English Verse | Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D.
When preceded by the feminine word pars, the feminine ending is used (antica).
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg in | E. Bruce Holmes
British Dictionary definitions for feminine ending
prosody an unstressed syllable at the end of a line of verse
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