anapestic
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- anapaestic (UK)
- anapestick (obsolete)
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
anapestic (comparative more anapestic, superlative most anapestic)
- of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest.
- of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human?) heartbeat pattern.
- of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry (see also limeric or limerick).
- of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum. Surdo literally means "deaf" in Brasilian Portuguese, and the surdo drums play the bass parts in a samba rhythm as performed by a batucada (drumming ensemble) during the Carnaval celebration.
Translations edit
of, or relating to, or composed of anapests
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Noun edit
anapestic (plural anapestics)
Anagrams edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French anapestique, from Latin anapaesticus.
Adjective edit
anapestic m or n (feminine singular anapestică, masculine plural anapestici, feminine and neuter plural anapestice)
Declension edit
Declension of anapestic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | anapestic | anapestică | anapestici | anapestice | ||
definite | anapesticul | anapestica | anapesticii | anapesticele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | anapestic | anapestice | anapestici | anapestice | ||
definite | anapesticului | anapesticei | anapesticilor | anapesticelor |