tribraque

French

Etymology

From Latin tribrachys, from Ancient Greek τρῐ́βρᾰχῠς (trĭ́brăkhŭs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁi.bʁak/

Noun

tribraque m (plural tribraques)

1. (prosody) tribrach (metrical foot comprising three short syllables)

Further reading

• “tribraque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.