spondee

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin spondēus (spondee), from Ancient Greek σπονδεῖος (spondeîos, associated with a libation) from σπονδή (spondḗ, libation): spondees were often used in melodies sung at libations.

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Noun[edit]

spondee (plural spondees)

  1. (poetry) A word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressed.

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin spondeus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /spɔnˈdeː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: spon‧dee
  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun[edit]

spondee m (plural spondeeën)

  1. spondee

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French spondée.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈspondeː/, [ˈs̠po̞nde̞ː]
  • Rhymes: -ondeː
  • Syllabification(key): spon‧dee

Noun[edit]

spondee

  1. A spondee.

Declension[edit]

Inflection of spondee (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation)
nominative spondee spondeet
genitive spondeen spondeiden
spondeitten
partitive spondeeta spondeita
illative spondeehen
spondeeseen
spondeihin
spondeisiin
singular plural
nominative spondee spondeet
accusative nom. spondee spondeet
gen. spondeen
genitive spondeen spondeiden
spondeitten
partitive spondeeta spondeita
inessive spondeessa spondeissa
elative spondeesta spondeista
illative spondeehen
spondeeseen
spondeihin
spondeisiin
adessive spondeella spondeilla
ablative spondeelta spondeilta
allative spondeelle spondeille
essive spondeena spondeina
translative spondeeksi spondeiksi
abessive spondeetta spondeitta
instructive spondein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of spondee (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative spondeeni spondeeni
accusative nom. spondeeni spondeeni
gen. spondeeni
genitive spondeeni spondeideni
spondeitteni
partitive spondeetani spondeitani
inessive spondeessani spondeissani
elative spondeestani spondeistani
illative spondeeheni
spondeeseeni
spondeihini
spondeisiini
adessive spondeellani spondeillani
ablative spondeeltani spondeiltani
allative spondeelleni spondeilleni
essive spondeenani spondeinani
translative spondeekseni spondeikseni
abessive spondeettani spondeittani
instructive
comitative spondeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative spondeesi spondeesi
accusative nom. spondeesi spondeesi
gen. spondeesi
genitive spondeesi spondeidesi
spondeittesi
partitive spondeetasi spondeitasi
inessive spondeessasi spondeissasi
elative spondeestasi spondeistasi
illative spondeehesi
spondeeseesi
spondeihisi
spondeisiisi
adessive spondeellasi spondeillasi
ablative spondeeltasi spondeiltasi
allative spondeellesi spondeillesi
essive spondeenasi spondeinasi
translative spondeeksesi spondeiksesi
abessive spondeettasi spondeittasi
instructive
comitative spondeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative spondeemme spondeemme
accusative nom. spondeemme spondeemme
gen. spondeemme
genitive spondeemme spondeidemme
spondeittemme
partitive spondeetamme spondeitamme
inessive spondeessamme spondeissamme
elative spondeestamme spondeistamme
illative spondeehemme
spondeeseemme
spondeihimme
spondeisiimme
adessive spondeellamme spondeillamme
ablative spondeeltamme spondeiltamme
allative spondeellemme spondeillemme
essive spondeenamme spondeinamme
translative spondeeksemme spondeiksemme
abessive spondeettamme spondeittamme
instructive
comitative spondeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative spondeenne spondeenne
accusative nom. spondeenne spondeenne
gen. spondeenne
genitive spondeenne spondeidenne
spondeittenne
partitive spondeetanne spondeitanne
inessive spondeessanne spondeissanne
elative spondeestanne spondeistanne
illative spondeehenne
spondeeseenne
spondeihinne
spondeisiinne
adessive spondeellanne spondeillanne
ablative spondeeltanne spondeiltanne
allative spondeellenne spondeillenne
essive spondeenanne spondeinanne
translative spondeeksenne spondeiksenne
abessive spondeettanne spondeittanne
instructive
comitative spondeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative spondeensa spondeensa
accusative nom. spondeensa spondeensa
gen. spondeensa
genitive spondeensa spondeidensa
spondeittensa
partitive spondeetaan
spondeetansa
spondeitaan
spondeitansa
inessive spondeessaan
spondeessansa
spondeissaan
spondeissansa
elative spondeestaan
spondeestansa
spondeistaan
spondeistansa
illative spondeehensa
spondeeseensa
spondeihinsa
spondeisiinsa
adessive spondeellaan
spondeellansa
spondeillaan
spondeillansa
ablative spondeeltaan
spondeeltansa
spondeiltaan
spondeiltansa
allative spondeelleen
spondeellensa
spondeilleen
spondeillensa
essive spondeenaan
spondeenansa
spondeinaan
spondeinansa
translative spondeekseen
spondeeksensa
spondeikseen
spondeiksensa
abessive spondeettaan
spondeettansa
spondeittaan
spondeittansa
instructive
comitative spondeineen
spondeinensa

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Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

spondēe

  1. vocative singular of spondēus