dactylique

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dactylicus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek δακτυλικός (daktulikós). By surface analysis, dactyle +‎ -ique.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dak.ti.lik/
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Adjective

dactylique (plural dactyliques)

  1. (prosody, poetry) dactylic
    Un hexamètre dactylique.
    A dactylic hexameter.

Descendants

  • Romanian: dactilic

Further reading

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