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

He scans it as a 'bacchius', consisting of four feet, with the measurement , the last syllable of saeclo seeming to be shortened.

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