dactyl in Swedish
dactyl in Swedish is daktyl — dactyl means a unit of poetic rhythm made up of three syllables, one long or stressed followed by two short or unstressed.
dactyl in Swedish
daktyl
A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.
What does "dactyl" mean?
- noun A unit of poetic rhythm made up of three syllables, one long or stressed followed by two short or unstressed.
- noun A unit of poetic rhythm with three syllables, the first long or stressed and the other two short or unstressed.
- noun In metre based on stress, a rhythmic unit with a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed ones.
- noun In metre based on syllable length, a rhythmic unit with a long syllable followed by two short ones.
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What is "dactyl" in Swedish?
"dactyl" in Swedish is daktyl. dactyl means: A unit of poetic rhythm made up of three syllables, one long or stressed followed by two short or unstressed.
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