bacchius

[ buh-kahy-uhs, ba- ]

noun

, Prosody.

, plural bac·chi·i [b, uh, -, kahy, -ahy, ba-].

1. a foot of three syllables that in quantitative meter consists of one short syllable followed by two long ones, and that in accentual meter consists of one unstressed syllable followed by two stressed ones.

bacchius

/ bæˈkaɪəs /

noun

1. prosody a metrical foot of one short syllable followed by two long ones ( ) Compare dactyl

Word History and Origins

Origin of bacchius¹

1580–90; < Latin < Greek Bakkheîos ( poús ) (foot) of Bacchus

Word History and Origins

Origin of bacchius¹

C16: from Latin, from Greek Bakkheios ( pous ) a Bacchic (foot)

Example Sentences

A contestant was given the word ‘bacchius’ to spell.

From Forbes

Rumor has it that Drake’s next mix-tape contains a rap in which every verse begins and ends with a bacchius.

From Forbes

According to Zenobius V. 8. the Megarians mourned for a daughter of their own king Clytius, and of Bacchius the Corinthian.339.This event is always narrated in explanation of the proverb; see Schol.

From Project Gutenberg

Besides these, which are called dactylic Alcaics, there is another, simply styled Alcaic, consisting of an epitrite, two choriambi and a bacchius; thus— Cur timet fla|vum Tiberim | tangere, cur | olivum?

From Project Gutenberg

Bacchius, ' ' u = He'lve'llyn.

From Project Gutenberg