dactyl

See also: dactyl-

English

Alternative forms

• dactyle
• dactile

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “a finger”), three bones of the finger corresponding to three syllables.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdæktɪɫ/

Noun

dactyl (plural dactyls)

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

Translations

poetical foot of three syllables

• Armenian: ստեղն (hy) (stełn)
• Danish: daktyl c
• Esperanto: daktilo
• Finnish: daktyyli (fi)
• French: dactyle (fr) m
• German: Daktylus (de) m

• Greek: δάκτυλος (el) m (dáktylos)
• Italian: dattilo (it) m
• Latin: dactylus m
• Polish: daktyl (pl) m
• Russian: да́ктиль (ru) m (dáktilʹ)
• Spanish: esdrújulo (es) m

Related terms

• dactylic
• polydactyl

See also

• anapest
• spondee
• finger