Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octameter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-tame-ter
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A line of verse containing eight metrical feet

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ) Ancient Greek ὀκτᾰ- (oktă-) English octa- English meter English octameter From octa- + meter.

Inflected Forms

octameters (plural)

Questions

What does octameter mean?: A line of verse containing eight metrical feet
Where does octameter come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ) Ancient Greek ὀκτᾰ- (oktă-) English octa- English meter English octameter From octa- + meter.

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