spondee en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈspɒndi/
Etymology
From Latin spondēus (“spondee”), from Ancient Greek σπονδεῖος (spondeîos, “associated with a libation”) from σπονδή (spondḗ, “libation”): spondees were often used in melodies sung at libations.
Meanings
- A word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressed.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spondeus | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| spondees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (22)
ru спонде́й (word of two syllables) · el σπονδείος (word of two syllables) · da spondæ (word of two syllables) · io spondeo (word of two syllables) · es espondeo (word of two syllables) · nl spondee (word of two syllables) · grc σπονδεῖος (word of two syllables) · fi kaksipitkä (word of two syllables) · ga spoindé (word of two syllables) · sa कर्ण (word of two syllables) · ja 長長格 (word of two syllables) · fi spondee (word of two syllables) · de Spondeus (word of two syllables) · hu spondeus (word of two syllables) · cmn 揚揚格 /扬扬格 (word of two syllables) · eo spondeo (word of two syllables) · ca espondeu (word of two syllables) · sv spondé (word of two syllables) · pl spondej (word of two syllables) · ja スポンデー (word of two syllables) · fr spondée (word of two syllables) · pt espondeu (word of two syllables)