trochee
trochee · trochees
трохей, хорей
Trochäus
A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an…A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.
US/ˈtɹoʊ.ki/
Meaning
1 sensesA metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.
Trochäus
трохе́йtroxéj, хоре́йxoréj
a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a metrical foot:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a metrical foot:
Origin
Borrowed from French trochée, via Latin trochaeus from the Ancient Greek τροχαῖος (trokhaîBorrowed from French trochée, via Latin trochaeus from the Ancient Greek τροχαῖος (trokhaîos), derived from τρέχω (trékhō, “run”).
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