Masculine

anapesto

Meaning

  1. (masculine) anapest (metrical foot consisting of two short syllables and a long one)
  2. (masculine) anapest (verse using this meter)

Synonyms

Anapesto

Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.naˈpes.tu/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin anapaestus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάπαιστος (anápaistos, “struck back”, “reversed”).

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