falecio

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Italian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin phalaecius, phalaecēus, phaleucius, phalaecus [versus], from Ancient Greek φαλαίκειον [​μέτρον​] (phalaíkeion [​métron​]).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /faˈlɛ.t͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtʃo
  • Hyphenation: fa‧lè‧cio

Adjective[edit]

falecio (masculine plural faleci)

  1. (poetry) being hendecasyllabic, and consisting of a spondee, a dactyl, and three trochees (of a verse)

Noun[edit]

falecio m (plural faleci)

  1. ( poetry) a hendecasyllabic verse, consisting of a spondee, a dactyl, and three trochees

Further reading[edit]

  • falecio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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