spondee

English

Alternative forms

• spondeus (archaic)

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɒndi/

Noun

spondee (plural spondees)

1. (poetry) A word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressed.

Derived terms

• spondaic

Translations

word of two syllables

• Catalan: espondeu m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 揚揚格 / 扬扬格 (zh) (yángyánggé)

• Danish: spondæ c
• Dutch: spondee (nl) m
• Esperanto: spondeo
• Estonian: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: spondee (fi), kaksipitkä (fi)
• French: spondée (fr) m
• German: Spondeus (de) m
• Greek: σπονδείος (el) m (spondeíos)

  Ancient: σπονδεῖος m (spondeîos)

• Hungarian: spondeus (hu)
• Ido: spondeo (io)
• Irish: spoindé m
• Japanese: スポンデー (supondē), 長長格 (ちょうちょうかく, chōchōkaku)
• Khmer: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: spondej (pl) m
• Portuguese: espondeu m
• Russian: спонде́й (ru) m (spondéj)
• Sanskrit: कर्ण (sa) m (kárṇa)
• Spanish: espondeo m
• Swedish: spondé (sv) c

Further reading

• spondee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Pedones, depones

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spondeus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɔnˈdeː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: spon‧dee
• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

spondee m (plural spondeeën)

1. spondee

Related terms

• spondeïsch

Finnish

Etymology

From French spondée.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspondeː/, [ˈs̠po̞nde̞ː]
• Rhymes: -ondeː
• Hyphenation^(key): spon‧dee

Noun

spondee

1. A spondee.

Declension

Inflection of spondee (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation)
nominative		spondee	spondeet
genitive		spondeen	spondeiden spondeitten
partitive		spondeeta	spondeita
illative		spondeehen spondeeseen	spondeihin spondeisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		spondee	spondeet
accusative	nom.	spondee	spondeet
	gen.	spondeen
genitive		spondeen	spondeiden spondeitten
partitive		spondeeta	spondeita
inessive		spondeessa	spondeissa
elative		spondeesta	spondeista
illative		spondeehen spondeeseen	spondeihin spondeisiin
adessive		spondeella	spondeilla
ablative		spondeelta	spondeilta
allative		spondeelle	spondeille
essive		spondeena	spondeina
translative		spondeeksi	spondeiksi
abessive		spondeetta	spondeitta
instructive		—	spondein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of spondee (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative spondeeni spondeeni accusative nom. spondeeni spondeeni gen. spondeeni genitive spondeeni spondeideni spondeitteni partitive spondeetani spondeitani inessive spondeessani spondeissani elative spondeestani spondeistani illative spondeeheni spondeeseeni spondeihini spondeisiini adessive spondeellani spondeillani ablative spondeeltani spondeiltani allative spondeelleni spondeilleni essive spondeenani spondeinani translative spondeekseni spondeikseni abessive spondeettani spondeittani instructive — — comitative — spondeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative spondeesi spondeesi accusative nom. spondeesi spondeesi gen. spondeesi genitive spondeesi spondeidesi spondeittesi partitive spondeetasi spondeitasi inessive spondeessasi spondeissasi elative spondeestasi spondeistasi illative spondeehesi spondeeseesi spondeihisi spondeisiisi adessive spondeellasi spondeillasi ablative spondeeltasi spondeiltasi allative spondeellesi spondeillesi essive spondeenasi spondeinasi translative spondeeksesi spondeiksesi abessive spondeettasi spondeittasi instructive — — comitative — spondeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative spondeemme spondeemme accusative nom. spondeemme spondeemme gen. spondeemme genitive spondeemme spondeidemme spondeittemme partitive spondeetamme spondeitamme inessive spondeessamme spondeissamme elative spondeestamme spondeistamme illative spondeehemme spondeeseemme spondeihimme spondeisiimme adessive spondeellamme spondeillamme ablative spondeeltamme spondeiltamme allative spondeellemme spondeillemme essive spondeenamme spondeinamme translative spondeeksemme spondeiksemme abessive spondeettamme spondeittamme instructive — — comitative — spondeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative spondeenne spondeenne accusative nom. spondeenne spondeenne gen. spondeenne genitive spondeenne spondeidenne spondeittenne partitive spondeetanne spondeitanne inessive spondeessanne spondeissanne elative spondeestanne spondeistanne illative spondeehenne spondeeseenne spondeihinne spondeisiinne adessive spondeellanne spondeillanne ablative spondeeltanne spondeiltanne allative spondeellenne spondeillenne essive spondeenanne spondeinanne translative spondeeksenne spondeiksenne abessive spondeettanne spondeittanne instructive — — comitative — spondeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative spondeensa spondeensa accusative nom. spondeensa spondeensa gen. spondeensa genitive spondeensa spondeidensa spondeittensa partitive spondeetaan spondeetansa spondeitaan spondeitansa inessive spondeessaan spondeessansa spondeissaan spondeissansa elative spondeestaan spondeestansa spondeistaan spondeistansa illative spondeehensa spondeeseensa spondeihinsa spondeisiinsa adessive spondeellaan spondeellansa spondeillaan spondeillansa ablative spondeeltaan spondeeltansa spondeiltaan spondeiltansa allative spondeelleen spondeellensa spondeilleen spondeillensa essive spondeenaan spondeenansa spondeinaan spondeinansa translative spondeekseen spondeeksensa spondeikseen spondeiksensa abessive spondeettaan spondeettansa spondeittaan spondeittansa instructive — — comitative — spondeineen spondeinensa

Synonyms

• kaksipitkä

Further reading

• “spondee”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Latin

Noun

spondēe

1. vocative singular of spondēus