tribrachys
τὰ δὲ πεπερασμένα πεπερασμενάκις ἀνάγκη πεπεράνθαι πάντα → and the product of a finite number of things taken in a finite number of ways must always be finite
Latin > English
tribrachys tribrachyeos/is N M :: tribrach; metric measure
tribrachys tribrachys tribrachyis N M :: three short metre foot; tribrach
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
trĭbrăchys: yos, m., = τρίβραχυς,>
I a poetical foot consisting of three short syllables, a tribrach, Quint. 9, 4, 97.—Called also in Lat. tribrevis, Diom. p. 475 P.
Latin > German (Georges)
tribrachys, Akk. chyn, m. (τρίβραχυς), sc. pes, das Versglied ñ ñ ñ, der Tribrachys, Quint. 9, 4, 82 u. 97. Diom. 478, 31 u. 504, 21. Ter. Maur. v. 2212. – Nbf. tribrachus, Mar. Victorin. 37, 20 K. Serv. de cent. metr. 458, 1 K. Pompeii comm. 122, 35 u. 125, 29 K. – rein lat. tribrevis, Diom. 479, 1.
