Dactylitic

/ˌdæktɪˈlɪtɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or composed in dactylic meter; of or pertaining to the stressed-unstressed-unstressed rhythmic pattern.

Etymology

From dactylis + -ic (relating to). This grammatical adjective developed in classical studies to describe poetic works exhibiting the finger-based meter.

Kelly Says

When someone describes Homer's works as 'dactylitic,' they're saying his ancient Greek poetry follows the finger-bone rhythm so consistently it's almost hypnotic when read aloud.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ድክትሊዮ Theology
d-ik-ti-li-yo-the-ology
ARالعربية
بصماتى
bi-smat-i
BNবাংলা
দ্যাক্টিলিয়েটি
dak-ti-li-ye-ti
CACatalà
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
CSČeština
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
DADansk
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
DEDeutsch
dactylitisch
dak-ti-li-tish
ELΕλληνικά
δακτυλιτικός
dak-ti-li-tikos
ESEspañol
dactílitico
dak-ti-lee-tee-ko
FAفارسی
دactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
FISuomi
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
FRFrançais
dactylitique
dak-ti-li-teeg
GUGU
દક્તિલિયોતિક
dak-ti-li-yo-tik
HAHA
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
HEעברית
דקטיליטי
dak-ti-li-ti
HIहिन्दी
दactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
HUMagyar
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
IDBahasa Indonesia
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
IGIG
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
ITItaliano
dactylitico
dak-ti-lee-tee-ko
JA日本語
daktilitic
dak-ti-li-tik
KKKK
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
KMKM
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
KO한국어
다크틸리틱
dak-til-li-tik
MRMR
दॅक्टिलिटिक
dak-ti-li-tik
MSBahasa Melayu
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
MYမြန်မာ
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
NLNederlands
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
NONorsk
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
PAPA
ਦੈਕਟਿਲੀਟਿਕ
dak-ti-li-tik
PLPolski
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
PTPortuguês
dactílitico
dak-ti-lee-tee-ko
RORomână
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
RUРусский
дактилитический
dak-ti-li-ti-chi-skiy
SVSvenska
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
SWKiswahili
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
TAதமிழ்
தகவல் அறியல்
thagavala ariyal
TEతెలుగు
దాక్టీలియోటిక్
dak-ti-li-yo-tik
THไทย
ดัคทิลิติก
dak-ti-li-tik
TLTL
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
TRTürkçe
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
UKУкраїнська
дактилітичний
dak-ti-li-tych-nyi
URاردو
دکتیلیٹک
dak-ti-li-tik
VITiếng Việt
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
YOYO
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik
ZH中文
指纹式的
zhǐwén shì de
ZUZU
dactylitic
dak-ti-li-tik

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