What does tribrachys mean in Latin?

tribrachys, a noun, means “tribrach (metrical foot comprising three short syllables)”.

What is the genitive of tribrachys?

The genitive singular is tribrachyos. tribrachys is masculine, third declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈtrɪ.bra.kʰys]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtriː.bra.kis].

noun · masculinethird declension

tribrachys m (genitive tribrachyos)

Classical[ˈtrɪ.bra.kʰys]Ecclesiastical[ˈtriː.bra.kis]

declension
form	singular	plural
nominative	tribrachys	tribrachyes tribrachī
genitive	tribrachyos tribrachī	tribrachyōn tribrachōrum
dative	tribrachyī tribrachō	tribrachibus tribrachīs
accusative	tribrachyn tribrachum	tribrachȳs tribrachōs
ablative	tribrachye tribrachō	tribrachibus tribrachīs
vocative	tribrachys tribrachy, tribrache	tribrachyes tribrachī

trĭbrăchys, ўos, 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.

From the Ancient Greek τρῐ́βρᾰχῠς (trĭ́brăkhŭs), from τρῐ- (trĭ-, “tri-”) + βρᾰχῠ́ς (brăkhŭ́s, “short”).

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