tribrach

[ trahy-brak, trib-rak ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

tribrach

/ ˈtrɪb-; ˈtraɪbræk /

tribrach

/ ˈtrɪbræk /

< Latin tribrachys < Greek tríbrachys, equivalent to tri- tri- + brachýs short; brachy-

C16: from Latin tribrachys , from Greek tribrakhus , from tri- + brakhus short

C19: from tri- + Greek brakhiōn arm

The Tribrach is a foot of three syllables, all short; and it may be used in the third and fourth places.

The weak feet are those which have the most short syllables or end in a short syllable; as the Pyrrhic, the Trochee, the Tribrach.

The Tribrach has all its syllables unaccented: as, "Matrmny, exquisite nss."

The Tribrach has all its syllables unaccented: as, Matrmny, exqustenss.

In place of the Iambus, a Tribrach ( ) may stand in any foot but the last.

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