trochaic

Meaning

Adj

Composed of or relating to trochees, feet of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.

Noun

A poetical composition of this kind.

Translations

trochaïque

trochäisch

trocaico

trochaicus

trocheo

τροχαϊκός

trochäischer Vers

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɹoʊˈkeɪ.ɪk/

Etymology

Either via the French trochaïque or directly from its etymon, the Latin trochaicus, from the Ancient Greek τροχαικός (trokhaikós), from τροχαῖος (trokhaîos), whence trochee.