dibrach

[ dahy-brak ]

noun

, Prosody.

1. pyrrhic ¹( def 3 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of dibrach¹

< Latin dibrachys < Greek díbrachys a foot of two short syllables, equivalent to di- di- ¹ + brachýs short; brachy-

Example Sentences

It may be worth while to give some correct examples in English of the principle metrical feet:— Pyrrhic or Dibrach, u u = bŏdy, spĭrĭt.

From Project Gutenberg

“And yēt,” is a complete iambus; but anyet is, like spirit, a dibrach u u, trocheized, however, by the arsis or first accent damping, though not extinguishing, the second.

From Project Gutenberg

It may be worth while to give some correct examples in English of the principal metrical feet:— Pyrrhic or Dibrach, u u =body, spirit.

From Project Gutenberg