spondee
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin spondēus (“spondee”), from Ancient Greek σπονδεῖος (spondeîos, “associated with a libation”) from σπονδή (spondḗ, “libation”): spondees were often used in melodies sung at libations.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
spondee (plural spondees)
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
word of two syllables
|
Further reading edit
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
spondee m (plural spondeeën)
Related terms edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
spondee
- A spondee.
Declension edit
Inflection of spondee (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | spondee | spondeet | ||
genitive | spondeen | spondeiden spondeitten | ||
partitive | spondeeta | spondeita | ||
illative | spondeehen spondeeseen |
spondeihin spondeisiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | spondee | spondeet | ||
accusative | nom. | spondee | spondeet | |
gen. | spondeen | |||
genitive | spondeen | spondeiden spondeitten | ||
partitive | spondeeta | spondeita | ||
inessive | spondeessa | spondeissa | ||
elative | spondeesta | spondeista | ||
illative | spondeehen spondeeseen |
spondeihin spondeisiin | ||
adessive | spondeella | spondeilla | ||
ablative | spondeelta | spondeilta | ||
allative | spondeelle | spondeille | ||
essive | spondeena | spondeina | ||
translative | spondeeksi | spondeiksi | ||
abessive | spondeetta | spondeitta | ||
instructive | — | spondein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “spondee”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Latin edit
Noun edit
spondēe