tribrach

[ trahy-brak, trib-rak ]

noun

Prosody. a foot of three short syllables.

Origin of tribrach

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

Other words from tribrach

tri·brach·ic, adjective
tri·brach·i·al, adjective

Words Nearby tribrach

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How to use tribrach in a sentence

The tribrach is a foot of three syllables, all short; and it may be used in the third and fourth places.
Dissertation on the English Language | Noah Webster, Jr.
The weak feet are those which have the most short syllables or end in a short syllable; as the Pyrrhic, the Trochee, the tribrach.
Dissertation on the English Language | Noah Webster, Jr.
The tribrach has all its syllables unaccented: as, "Matrmny, exquisite nss."
The Comic English Grammar | Percival Leigh
The tribrach has all its syllables unaccented: as, Matrmny, exqustenss.
The Comic English Grammar | Unknown
In place of the Iambus, a tribrach ( ) may stand in any foot but the last.
New Latin Grammar | Charles E. Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for tribrach (1 of 2)

tribrach¹

/ (ˈtraɪbræk, ˈtrɪb-) /

noun

prosody a metrical foot of three short syllables (◡ ◡ ◡)

Origin of tribrach

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

Derived forms of tribrach

tribrachic or tribrachial, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for tribrach (2 of 2)

tribrach²

/ (ˈtrɪbræk) /

noun

archaeol a three-armed object, esp a flint implement

Origin of tribrach

C19: from tri- + Greek brakhiōn arm

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