antibacchius
[an-ti-b
uh
-
kahy
-
uh
s]
/ˌæn tɪ bəˈkaɪ əs/
noun
,
plural
antibacchii
[an-ti-b
uh
-
kahy
-ahy, -
kahy
-ee]
/ˌæn tɪ bəˈkaɪ aɪ, -ˈkaɪ i/
(
Show IPA
).
Prosody
1.
a foot of three syllables that in quantitative meter consists of two long syllables followed by a short one, and that in accentual meter consists of two stressed syllables followed by an unstressed one.
Compare
bacchius
.
Origin
1580-90;
<
Late Latin
<
Greek
antibákcheios.
See
anti-
,
bacchius
Related forms
antibacchic
[an-ti-
bak
-ik]
/ˌæn tɪˈbæk ɪk/
(
Show IPA
),
adjective