adjective greek

ĕpītrĭtos

fem. a · neut. um

= ἐπίτριτος

containing four thirds

containing four thirds.

in the relation of four to three in general

In gen. (pure Lat. sesquitertius), in the relation of four to three, Gell. 18, 14, 5; Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 1, § 15 al.; cf. as fin.—

a metrical foot; consisting of three long syllables and one short •

Pes, a metrical foot, consisting of three long syllables and one short (a spondee with an iambus or trochee): ˘¯¯¯, ¯˘¯¯, ¯¯ ˘¯, ¯¯¯˘, Diom. p. 477 P. et saep.

Perseus ID: n16017 Key: epitritos