hypercatalectic

English

Etymology

Recorded from circa 1700; from Latin hypercatalēcticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπερκατάληκτος (huperkatálēktos).

Adjective

hypercatalectic (not comparable)

(poetry) Which has an extra syllable added to the last dipody (foot of a verse).

Derived terms

hypercatalexis

Related terms

Translations

having an extra syllable

French: hypercatalectique (fr)

Spanish: hipercataléctico

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