epitrite

noun

ep·​i·​trite

ˈepə‧ˌtrīt

plural -s

: a foot in Greek and Latin prosody consisting of three long and one short syllables

epitritic

¦epə‧¦tritik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin epitritos, from Greek, from epitritos 1¹/₃, having a ratio of 4:3, having 4 long and 3 short syllables, from epi- + tritos third; akin to Greek treis three

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