Etymology

arsis

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Today it means: Raising of the voice in prosody, accented part of a metrical foot Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄρσις
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arsis · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἄρσις“lifting”
  2. English todayarsis

From Ancient Greek ἄρσις (ársis, “lifting”), from αἴρω (aírō, “to lift”).

Arsis · noun2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄρσις“elevation”
  2. Latin · derived fromArsis
  3. English todayArsis

From Latin Arsis, from Ancient Greek ἄρσις (ársis, “elevation”).

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