adjective greek

trĭmĕtrŏs

fem. tra · neut. trum

or , (postclass. collat. form , , Aus. Ep. 16, 78; Sid. poët. Ep. 9, 15), , = τρίμετρος; in prosody

containing three metres; double-feet; trimeter •

containing three metres or double-feet, trimeter: versus, Quint. 10, 1, 99.—As subst.: trĭmē^tros (-trus), i, m., a trimeter, Quint. 9, 4, 90; 9, 4, 75; 9, 4, 108 al.; Hor. A. P. 252; Ter. Maur. p. 2432 P.; Diom. p. 506 ib.—Also called trĭmĕ-ter, Serv. Verg. E. 8, 78.

Perseus ID: n49118 Key: trimetros