amphibrachys

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμφίβραχυς (amphíbrakhus).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /amˈpʰi.bra.kʰys/, [amˈpʰɪ.bra.kʰʏs]

Noun

amphibrachys m (genitive amphibrachyos); third declension

(poetry) amphibrach

Declension

Third declension, Greek type masculine in -ys.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	amphibrachys	amphibrachēs
genitive	amphibrachyos	amphibrachyōn
dative	amphibrachyi	amphibrachibus
accusative	amphibrachyn	amphibrachēs
ablative	amphibrachy	amphibrachibus
vocative	amphibrachy	amphibrachēs

Descendants

English: amphibrach
Spanish: anfíbraco

References

amphibrachys in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
amphibrachys in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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