antibacchius

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ bacchius

Noun

Examples
Blind luck is loved more than hard thinking

antibacchius (plural antibachii)

1. (poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.

Derived terms

• antibacchic
• antibacchial

Translations

metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable

• Catalan: antibaqui m
• German: Antibacchius (de) m, Palimbacchius (de) m
• Portuguese: antibaquio m
• Spanish: antibaquio m