Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
Similar
footmetrical unit
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Origin
Translations
Bulgarian стъпка
- стъпка (stăpka)basic unit of verse
Catalan peu
- peubasic unit of verse
Chinese Cantonese 韻腳 /韵脚
- 韻腳 /韵脚 (wan⁶ goek³)basic unit of verse
Chinese Mandarin 韻腳 /韵脚
- 韻腳 /韵脚 (yùnjiǎo)basic unit of verse
Danish versefod/versfod (versefødder/versfødder pl)
- versefod/versfod (versefødder/versfødder pl)basic unit of verse
Dutch versvoet
- versvoetbasic unit of verse
Esperanto verspiedo
- verspiedobasic unit of verse
Estonian värsijalg
- värsijalgbasic unit of verse
Finnish poljento, runojalka
- poljentobasic unit of verse
- runojalkabasic unit of verse
French pied
- piedbasic unit of verse
German Versfuß
- Versfußbasic unit of verse
Hungarian versláb
- verslábbasic unit of verse
Icelandic bragliður, kveða
- bragliðurbasic unit of verse
- kveðabasic unit of verse
Irish troigh
- troighbasic unit of verse
Italian piede
- piedebasic unit of verse
Norwegian versefot
- versefotbasic unit of verse
Persian وتد
- وتد (vatad)basic unit of verse
Polish stopa
- stopabasic unit of verse
Portuguese pé
- pébasic unit of verse
Russian стопа́
- стопа́ (stopá)basic unit of verse
Spanish pie
- piebasic unit of verse
Swedish versfot, fot
- versfotbasic unit of verse
- fotbasic unit of verse
Cite this entry
APA
metrical foot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metrical%20foot
MLA
“metrical foot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metrical%20foot. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metrical foot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metrical%20foot.
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