dactyle

English

Noun

dactyle (plural dactyles)

1. Archaic form of dactyl.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dactylus. Doublet of datte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dak.til/

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Noun

dactyle m (plural dactyles)

1. dactyl (poetical foot of three syllables)
2. cocksfoot

Derived terms

• dactylique
• hespérie du dactyle

Further reading

• “dactyle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Noun

dactyle

1. vocative singular of dactylus