trŏchaeus
trŏchaeus, i, m., = τροχαῖος (cf. Mart. Cap. 9, § 988). A metrical foot of two syllables, a long and a short (— ˘), a trochee, Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 182; Quint. 9, 4, 80; Prud. στεφ. 8 praef.— Another name for the tribrachys, a metrical foot of three short syllables (˘ ˘ ˘), a tribrach, Cic. Or. 57, 193; Quint. 9, 4, 82.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
trŏchaeus
Headword (normalized/stripped):
trochaeus
Intro Text:
trŏchaeus, i, m., = τροχαῖος (cf. Mart. Cap. 9, § 988). A metrical foot of two syllables, a long and a short (— ˘), a trochee, Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 182; Quint. 9, 4, 80; Prud. στεφ. 8 praef.— Another name for the tribrachys, a metrical foot of three short syllables (˘ ˘ ˘), a tribrach, Cic. Or. 57, 193; Quint. 9, 4, 82.
URN:
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