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noun greek

trŏchaeus

gen. trŏchaei · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
= τροχαῖος (cf. Mart. Cap. 9, § 988).
A metrical foot of two syllables; a long and a short •
A metrical foot of two syllables, a long and a short (— ˘), a trochee, Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 182; Quint. 9, 4, 80; Prud. στεφ. 8 praef.—
Another name for the; a metrical foot of three short syllables •
Another name for the tribrachys, a metrical foot of three short syllables (˘ ˘ ˘), a tribrach, Cic. Or. 57, 193; Quint. 9, 4, 82.
Perseus ID: n49258 Key: trochaeus