anapestic

English

Alternative forms

• anapaestic (UK)
• anapestick (obsolete)

Etymology

anapest +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæ.nə.ˈpiː.stɪk/

Adjective

anapestic (comparative more anapestic, superlative most anapestic)

1. of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest.
2. of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human?) heartbeat pattern.
3. of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry (see also limeric or limerick).
4. of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum. Surdo literally means "deaf" in Brasilian Portuguese, and the surdo drums play the bass parts in a samba rhythm as performed by a batucada (drumming ensemble) during the Carnaval celebration.

Translations

of, or relating to, or composed of anapests

• French: anapestique (fr)
• Greek: αναπαιστικός (el) (anapaistikós)
• Italian: anapestico
• Latin: anapaestus, anapaesticus
• Polish: anapestyczny
• Portuguese: anapéstico (pt)
• Spanish: anapéstico (es)

Noun

anapestic (plural anapestics)

1. A verse that contains anapestic feet

Anagrams

• Capetians, antapices, anti-space, antispace, captaines

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French anapestique, from Latin anapaesticus.

Adjective

anapestic m or n (feminine singular anapestică, masculine plural anapestici, feminine and neuter plural anapestice)

1. anapestic

Declension

Declension of anapestic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	anapestic		anapestică	anapestici	anapestice
	definite	anapesticul		anapestica	anapesticii	anapesticele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	anapestic		anapestice	anapestici	anapestice
	definite	anapesticului		anapesticei	anapesticilor	anapesticelor