amphibrach.
A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
Meaning & usage
A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).
Where this word comes from
From Latin amphibrachys, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβραχυς (amphíbrakhus, “short at both ends”), from ἀμφί (amphí) + βραχύς (brakhús, “short”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.