EPITRITE

Etymology

Noun

epitrite (plural epitrites)

(poetry, Ancient Greek and Latin prosody) A metrical foot consisting of three long syllables and one short syllable.

Anagrams

• piretite

Source: Wiktionary

Ep"i*trite, n. Etym: [Gr. i. e., , or in the ratio of 4 to 3); epitritos, F. épitrite.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.)

Definition: A foot consisting of three long syllables and one short syllable.

Note: It is so called from being compounded of a spondee (which contains 4 times) with an iambus or a trochee (which contains 3 times). It is called 1st, 2d, 3d, or 4th epitrite according as the short syllable stands 1st, 2d, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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