tetrabrach

[ te-truh-brak ]

noun

, Classical Prosody.

1. a metrical foot or word of four short syllables.

tetrabrach

/ ˈtɛtrəˌbræk /

noun

1. (in classical prosody) a word or metrical foot composed of four short syllables ( )

Word History and Origins

Origin of tetrabrach¹

< Greek tetrábrachys having four short syllables. See tetra-, brachy-

Word History and Origins

Origin of tetrabrach¹

C19: from Greek tetrabrakhus, from tetra- + brakhus short