senarius

[ suh-nair-ee-uhs ]

noun

, plural se·nar·i·i [s, uh, -, nair, -ee-ahy, -, nair, -ee-ee].

1. Classical Prosody. a Latin verse of six feet, especially an iambic trimeter.

Word History and Origins

Origin of senarius¹

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin sēnārius, equivalent to sēn(ī) “six each” (distributive numeral of sex “six”) + -ārius adjective suffix; -ary ( def )

Example Sentences

In the Theagês, p. 125, the senarius σοφοὶ τύραννοι τῶν σοφῶν συνουσίᾳ is cited as a verse of Euripides.

From Project Gutenberg

As soon as the suspense is over, it drops to the iambic senarius.

From Project Gutenberg