dactylique

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin dactylicus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek δακτυλικός (daktulikós). By surface analysis, dactyle +‎ -ique.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dak.ti.lik/
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Adjective[edit]

dactylique (plural dactyliques)

  1. (prosody, poetry) dactylic
    Un hexamètre dactylique.
    A dactylic hexameter.

Descendants[edit]

  • Romanian: dactilic

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