Meanings
adjectivespondaic (not comparable)
- not comparablecommunicationsHaving or relating to spondees.
Origin
- Ancient Greekσπονδειακός“(music) used at a libation”
- Latinspondaicus
- Englishspondaic
From Latin spondaicus, spondiacus, from Ancient Greek σπονδειακός (spondeiakós, “(music) used at a libation”).
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan espondaic
- espondaichaving or relating to spondees
Danish spondæisk
- spondæiskhaving or relating to spondees
French spondaïque
- spondaïquehaving or relating to spondees
Irish spoindéach
- spoindéachhaving or relating to spondees
Italian spondaico, spondaica
- spondaicohaving or relating to spondees
- spondaicahaving or relating to spondees
Polish spondeiczny
- spondeicznyhaving or relating to spondees
Spanish espondaico
- espondaicohaving or relating to spondees
Cite this entry
APA
spondaic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spondaic
MLA
“spondaic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spondaic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spondaic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spondaic.
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