Etymology

tribrach

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Today it means: A metrical foot consisting of three short syllables. Full definition →

Latin tribrachys ← Ancient Greek τρῐ́βρᾰχῠς
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tribrach · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτρῐ́βρᾰχῠς
  2. Latin · derived fromtribrachys
  3. English todaytribrach

PIE word *tréyes From the Latin tribrachys, from the Ancient Greek τρῐ́βρᾰχῠς (trĭ́brăkhŭs), from τρῐ- (trĭ-, “tri-”) + βρᾰχῠ́ς (brăkhŭ́s, “short”). Compare the French tribraque.

tribrach · noun2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβρᾰχῑ́ων“arm”
  2. English todaytribrach

English tri- + Ancient Greek βρᾰχῑ́ων (brăkhī́ōn, “arm”)

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