tribrachys
See also: Tribrachys
English edit
Noun edit
tribrachys
- Alternative form of tribrach
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From the Ancient Greek τρῐ́βρᾰχῠς (tríbrakhus), from τρῐ- (tri-, “tri-”) + βρᾰχῠ́ς (brakhús, “short”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtri.bra.kʰys/, [ˈt̪rɪbräkʰʏs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtri.bra.kis/, [ˈt̪riːbräkis]
Noun edit
tribrachys m (genitive tribrachyos); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tribrachys | tribrachyes |
| Genitive | tribrachyos | tribrachyōn |
| Dative | tribrachyī | tribrachibus |
| Accusative | tribrachyn | tribrachȳs |
| Ablative | tribrachye | tribrachibus |
| Vocative | tribrachys tribrachy1 |
tribrachyes |
1In poetry.
Synonyms edit
- (prosody: tribrach): tribrevis
Descendants edit
References edit
- “trĭbrăchys”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- trĭbrăchus et trĭbrăchy̆s in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.: “1,598/3”
- “tribrachys (⁓us)” on page 1,971/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Further reading edit
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