tribrach

[trahy-brak, trib-rak]

noun

1. Prosody.,  a foot of three short syllables.

tribrach

¹

/ ˈtrɪb-, ˈtraɪbræk /

noun

1. prosody a metrical foot of three short syllables ( )

tribrach

²

/ ˈtrɪbræk /

noun

1. archaeol a three-armed object, esp a flint implement

Other Word Forms

• tribrachic adjective
• tribrachial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tribrach¹

< Latin tribrachys < Greek tríbrachys, equivalent to tri- tri- + brachýs short; brachy-

Word History and Origins

Origin of tribrach¹

C16: from Latin tribrachys , from Greek tribrakhus , from _tri- + brakhus short

Origin of tribrach²

C19: from _tri- + Greek brakhiōn arm

Example Sentences

Tribrach, u u u = nŏbŏdy, hastily pronounced.

From Project Gutenberg

Tribrach, a classical foot, ◡ ◡ ◡, 51.

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Classical prosody distinguished several other feet, some of which are occasionally mentioned in treatises on English verse: amphibrach ◡_◡, tribrach ◡◡◡, pyrrhic ◡◡, paeon _◡◡◡, choriamb _◡◡_.

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Juno, meantime, whose feelings were less affected, did not kneel at all; but, like a tribrach, amused herself with chasing a hare which just then crossed one of the forest ridings.

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Tribrach, 370, 2. tribus, decl.,

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