tetrastich

[ te-truh-stik, te-tras-tik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Prosody.

tetrastich

/ tɛˈtræstɪkəl; ˈtɛtrəˌstɪk; ˌtɛtrəˈstɪkɪk /

tet·ra·stich·ic [te-tr, uh, -, stik, -ik], te·tras·ti·chal [ti-, tras, -ti-k, uh, l], adjective

1570–80; < Latin tetrastichon < Greek tetrástichon, noun use of neuter of tetrástichos. See tetrastichous

C16: via Latin from Greek tetrastikhon, from tetra- + stikhos row

Here Selvaggi praised him in a distich, and Salsilli in a tetrastich: neither of them of much value.

(Here the purport is given instead of the literal version of the too verbose tetrastich verse).

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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