dàctil — meaning in English

English meaning

• dactyl noun A metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |

Senses

dàctil is used for these senses in English:

• cocksfoot Any of the genus Dactylis of Eurasian and North African bluegrasses, especially Dactylis glomerata.
• dactyl A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.

dactyl — full definition

1. noun A metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |
2. noun A metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |:
3. noun In qualitative metre, a foot with a stressed first syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.
4. noun In quantitative metre, a foot with a long first syllable followed by two short syllables.