dactylique

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dactylicus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek δακτυλικός (daktulikós). Synchronically analysable as dactyle +‎ -ique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dak.ti.lik/

Adjective

dactylique (plural dactyliques)

1. (prosody, poetry) dactylic

   Un hexamètre dactylique.

Further reading

• “dactylique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.