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dactyl in German

dactyl in German is Daktylus — dactyl means a metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |.

dactyl in German

Daktylus
noun
A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.

What does "dactyl" mean?

  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.

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What is "dactyl" in German?

"dactyl" in German is Daktylus. dactyl means: A metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |

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