Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
tribrach [trahy-brak, trib-rak] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- Prosody. a foot of three short syllables.
Origin of tribrach Latin tribrachys Greek tríbrachys, equivalent to tri- tri- + brachýs short; see brachy- Related formstri·brach·ic, adjectivetri·brach·i·al, adjective Examples from the Web for tribrach Historical Examples of tribrach
The Tribrach has all its syllables unaccented: as, “Matrmny, exquisite nss.”
Percival Leigh
The Tribrach has all its syllables unaccented: as, Matrmny, exqustenss.
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In place of the Iambus, a Tribrach ( ) may stand in any foot but the last.
Charles E. Bennett
The Tribrach is a foot of three syllables, all short; and it may be used in the third and fourth places.
Dissertation on the English Language
Noah Webster, Jr.
The weak feet are those which have the most short syllables or end in a short syllable; as the Pyrrhic, the Trochee, the Tribrach.
Dissertation on the English Language
Noah Webster, Jr.
British Dictionary definitions for tribrach tribrach 1 noun
- prosody a metrical foot of three short syllables (◡ ◡ ◡)
Derived Formstribrachic or tribrachial, adjectiveWord Origin for tribrach C16: from Latin tribrachys, from Greek tribrakhus, from tri- + brakhus short tribrach 2 noun
- archaeol a three-armed object, esp a flint implement
Word Origin for tribrach C19: from tri- + Greek brakhiōn arm