pentameter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pɛnˈtæmɪtə(ɹ)/
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Etymology
PIE word *pénkʷe From Middle French pentamètre, by surface analysis, penta- + meter.
Meanings
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(countable) A line in a poem having five metrical feet.
The best verses, more especially pentameters, are written on the principle of attracting and fixing the attention to their close.
1822, Robert Bland, Elements of Latin Hexameters and Pentameters, third edition, London: John Robinson, page vi:
- (countable, uncountable) Poetic metre in which each line has five feet.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pentametre | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pentameters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
elegiac pentameter · iambic pentameter
Relateds
Translations (13)
de Fünfheber (line in a poem) · fi pentametri (line in a poem) · ro pentametru (line in a poem) · fr pentasyllabe (line in a poem) · hu pentameter (line in a poem) · pl pentametr (poetic metre) · fr pentamètre (poetic metre) · fi pentametri (poetic metre) · hu pentameter (poetic metre) · pl pięciostopowiec (poetic metre) · de Fünfheber (poetic metre) · ro pentametru (poetic metre) · nl pentameter (line in a poem)