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hexameter.

hexameter

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[hɛkˈsa.mɛ.tɛr]Classical-Latin[eɡˈzaː.me.ter]

  1. hexameter

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξᾰ- (hexă-) Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἑξάμετρος (hexámetros)bor. Latin hexameter Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑξάμετρος (hexámetros).

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