prosody
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prosody
- /ˈpɹɒzədi/ UK
- /ˈpɹɒsədi/ UK
- /ˈpɹəʊzədi/ UK
- /ˈpɹɑzədi/ US
- /ˈpɹɑsədi/ US
- /ˈpɹoʊzədi/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle French prosodie, from Latin prosōdia, from Ancient Greek προσῳδία (prosōidía, “song sung to music; pronunciation of syllable”), from πρός (prós, “to”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).
noun prosodies
- The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech. An accurate acquaintance with the Prosody and Metres of the Greek Language is so necessary an accompaniment of true scholarship, that any attempt to advocate its claims to the notice of the student would be entirely superfluous.
- The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse. But the system of prosody in Samson plainly forbids extrametrical syllables in the midst of the line, and there is certainly no other example.
Translations
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noun linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
| Español | prosodia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 韻律論 |
| 中文 | 詩體學 /诗体学 shītǐxué, 韻律學 /韵律学 yùnlǜxué, 詩律學 /诗律学 shīlǜxué |
| हिन्दी | पिंगल piṅgal, छंद-विद्या chand-vidyā |
| Português | prosódia |
| Français | prosodie |
| Deutsch | Prosodie |
| Italiano | prosodia |
| Română | prosodie |
| Русский | просо́дия prosódija |
| עברית | פרוזודיה prozódya |
noun poetry: study of poetic meter etc
| Español | prosodia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 詩體學 /诗体学 shītǐxué, 韻律學 /韵律学 yùnlǜxué, 詩律學 /诗律学 shīlǜxué |
| हिन्दी | पिंगल piṅgal |
| Português | prosódia |
| Français | prosodie |
| Deutsch | Verslehre |
| Ελληνικά | προσωδία prosodía, μετρική metrikí |
| Română | metrică |
| Русский | просо́дия prosódija |
| العربية | عَرُوض ʕarūḍ, عِلْمُ العَرُوض ʕilmu al-ʕarūḍ |
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title = {prosody},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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