English search results for: dactylic

#1

adjective

Definitions:

  1. dactylic measure (L+S)
  • Age: Latin not in use in Classical times (6-10th centuries) Christian
  • Area: Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: L.F. Stelten, “Dictionary of Eccles. Latin”, 1995 (Ecc)
#2

adjective

Definitions:

  1. dactylic
  2. of/characterized by dactyls (metric foot long-short-short)
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: Poetic
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: 2 or 3 citations
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#3

noun

  • declension: 2nd declension
  • gender: neuter

Definitions:

  1. dactylic verse with an iambic penthemimeris
  • Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
  • Area: Poetic
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
  • Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)