spondee

English

Etymology

From Latin spondēus (“spondee”), from Ancient Greek σπονδεῖος (spondeîos, “associated with a libation”) from σπονδή (spondḗ, “libation”): spondees were often used in melodies sung at libations.

Noun

spondee (plural spondees)

  1. (poetry) A word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressed.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spondeus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /spɔnˈdeː/
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  • Hyphenation: spon‧dee
  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun

spondee m (plural spondeeën)

  1. spondee
  • spondeïsch

Finnish

Noun

spondee

  1. A spondee.

Declension
Inflection of spondee (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation)
nominative spondee spondeet
genitive spondeen spondeiden
spondeitten
partitive spondeeta spondeita
illative spondeehen
spondeeseen		 spondeihin
spondeisiin
singular plural
nominative spondee spondeet
accusative nom. spondee spondeet
gen. spondeen
genitive spondeen spondeiden
spondeitten
partitive spondeeta spondeita
inessive spondeessa spondeissa
elative spondeesta spondeista
illative spondeehen
spondeeseen		 spondeihin
spondeisiin
adessive spondeella spondeilla
ablative spondeelta spondeilta
allative spondeelle spondeille
essive spondeena spondeina
translative spondeeksi spondeiksi
instructive — spondein
abessive spondeetta spondeitta
comitative — spondeineen

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Latin

Noun

spondēe

  1. vocative singular of spondēus
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