anapaestus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνάπαιστος (anápaistos, “struck back, reversed; anapest”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /a.naˈpae̯s.tus/, [a.naˈpae̯s.tʊs]

Adjective

anapaestus (feminine anapaesta, neuter anapaestum); first/second declension

  1. anapestic
  2. (substantive) an anapestic meter; anapest

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative anapaestus anapaesta anapaestum anapaestī anapaestae anapaesta
Genitive anapaestī anapaestae anapaestī anapaestōrum anapaestārum anapaestōrum
Dative anapaestō anapaestō anapaestīs
Accusative anapaestum anapaestam anapaestum anapaestōs anapaestās anapaesta
Ablative anapaestō anapaestā anapaestō anapaestīs
Vocative anapaeste anapaesta anapaestum anapaestī anapaestae anapaesta

Derived terms
  • anapaesticus

Descendants

References
  • anapaestus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • anapaestus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • anapaestus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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