anapaestus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνάπαιστος (anapaistos, “struck back, reversed; anapest”).

Adjective

anapaestus m (feminine anapaesta, neuter anapaestum); first/second declension

1. anapestic
2. (substantive) an anapestic meter; anapest

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	anapaestus	anapaesta	anapaestum		anapaestī	anapaestae	anapaesta
genitive	anapaestī	anapaestae	anapaestī		anapaestōrum	anapaestārum	anapaestōrum
dative	anapaestō	anapaestae	anapaestō		anapaestīs	anapaestīs	anapaestīs
accusative	anapaestum	anapaestam	anapaestum		anapaestōs	anapaestās	anapaesta
ablative	anapaestō	anapaestā	anapaestō		anapaestīs	anapaestīs	anapaestīs
vocative	anapaeste	anapaesta	anapaestum		anapaestī	anapaestae	anapaesta

Derived terms

• anapaestum

Related terms

• anapaesticus

Descendants

• English: anapæst, anapest
• French: anapeste
• Portuguese: anapesto
• Spanish: anapesto