dactyl

(Englisch)

A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈdæktɪɫ/
Etymologie (Englisch)

Learned borrowing from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”), three bones of the finger corresponding to three syllables. Doublet of dactylus and date.

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