anacrusis

Meaning

1. An unstressed syllable at the start of a verse.
2. An unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase.

Synonyms

upbeat

Translations

anacrouse

Auftakt

anacrusi

Anakrusis

anacrusi

anacruse

anacrusa

opmaat

ouverture

amorce

Pronounced as (IPA)

/anəˈkɹuːsɪs/

Etymology

Via New Latin from Ancient Greek ἀνάκρουσις (anákrousis, “pushing up”), from ἀνακρούω (anakroúō, “I push up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + κρούω (kroúō, “I strike”).