alexandrine

See also: Alexandrine

English

Etymology

So called from its use in old French poems on Alexander the Great.

Noun

alexandrine (plural alexandrines)

1. A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts.
2. An Alexandrine parrot or parakeet.

Translations

line of a twelve-syllable poetic meter

• Catalan: alexandrí m
• Czech: alexandrín m
• Dutch: alexandrijn (nl) m
• Esperanto: aleksandro
• Finnish: aleksandriini (fi)
• French: alexandrin (fr) m
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• German: Alexandriner (de) m
• Italian: alessandrino (it) m
• Polish: aleksandryn m
• Portuguese: alexandrino (pt) m
• Spanish: alejandrino (es) m

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French

Adjective

alexandrine

1. feminine singular of alexandrin

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) alexandrine

1. vocative masculine singular of alexandrinus