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dactylic

/dækˈtɪ.lɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
dactylic
IPA
/dækˈtɪ.lɪk/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of or consisting of dactyls.

noun

a dactylic verse.

Etymology

Etymology tree English dactyl Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dactylic From dactyl + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more dactylic (comparative) most dactylic (superlative) dactylics (plural)

Derived Forms

brachydactylic zygodactylic

Frequently Paired Words

dactylically

Questions

How do you pronounce dactylic?
The recorded pronunciation is /dækˈtɪ.lɪk/.
What does dactylic mean?
of or consisting of dactyls.
Where does dactylic come from?
Etymology tree English dactyl Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dactylic From dactyl + -ic.

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