tribrach

[ trahy-brak, trib-rak ]

noun

1. Prosody. a foot of three short syllables.

tribrach

¹

/ ˈtrɪbræk /

noun

1. archaeol a three-armed object, esp a flint implement

tribrach

²

/ ˈtrɪb-; ˈtraɪbræk /

noun

1. prosody a metrical foot of three short syllables ( )

Derived Forms

• triˈbrachic, adjective

Other Words From

• tri·brachic adjective
• tri·brachi·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tribrach¹

< Latin tribrachys < Greek tríbrachys, equivalent to tri- tri- + brachýs short; brachy-

Word History and Origins

Origin of tribrach¹

C19: from tri- + Greek brakhiōn arm

Origin of tribrach²

C16: from Latin tribrachys , from Greek tribrakhus , from tri- + brakhus short

Example Sentences

The Tribrach is a foot of three syllables, all short; and it may be used in the third and fourth places.

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The weak feet are those which have the most short syllables or end in a short syllable; as the Pyrrhic, the Trochee, the Tribrach.

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The Tribrach has all its syllables unaccented: as, "Matrmny, exquisite nss."

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The Tribrach has all its syllables unaccented: as, Matrmny, exqustenss.

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In place of the Iambus, a Tribrach ( ) may stand in any foot but the last.

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