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dactyl

dac·tyl
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dak-til]
    • /ˈdæk tɪl/
    • /ˈdæk.tɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dak-til]
    • /ˈdæk tɪl/

Definitions of dactyl word

  • noun dactyl a metrical foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short (– ◡ ◡) 3
  • noun dactyl any digit of a vertebrate 3
  • noun dactyl a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of one long syllable followed by two short ones, or, as in English verse, of one accented syllable followed by two unaccented ones (Ex.: “táke hĕr ŭp | téndĕrl57448”) 3
  • noun dactyl a finger or toe 3
  • noun dactyl Prosody. a foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short in quantitative meter, or one stressed followed by two unstressed in accentual meter, as in gently and humanly. Symbol: . 1
  • noun dactyl a finger or toe. 1
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Origin of dactyl

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin dactylus < Greek dáktylos finger, a dactyl, referring to the three joints of the finger

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Parts of speech for Dactyl

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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dactyl popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for dactyl

noun dactyl

  • appendage — An appendage is something that is joined to or connected with something larger or more important.
  • digit — a finger or toe.
  • phalanges — a plural of phalanx.
  • phalanx — (in ancient Greece) a group of heavily armed infantry formed in ranks and files close and deep, with shields joined and long spears overlapping.
All 4 Synonyms of dactyl

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Related words

  • adonic

    (in classical prosody) of or relating to a verse line consisting of a dactyl (– ◡ ◡) followed by a spondee (– –) or by a trochee (– ◡), thought to have been first used in laments for Adonis

  • artiodactyl

    any placental mammal of the order Artiodactyla, having hooves with an even number of toes; an even-toed ungulate. The order includes pigs, hippopotamuses, camels, deer, cattle, and antelopes

  • date

    A date is a specific time that can be named, for example a particular day or a particular year.

  • hexameter

    a dactylic line of six feet, as in Greek and Latin epic poetry, in which the first four feet are dactyls or spondees, the fifth is ordinarily a dactyl, and the last is a trochee or spondee, with a caesura usually following the long syllable in the third foot.
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