falecio

Italian

Alternative forms

faleceo
faleucio, faleuco (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin phalaecius, phalaecēus, phaleucius, phalaecus [versus], from Ancient Greek φαλαίκειον [μέτρον] (phalaíkeion [métron]).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /faˈlɛ.t͡ʃo/
Rhymes: -ɛtʃo
Hyphenation: fa‧lè‧cio

Adjective

falecio (masculine plural faleci)

(poetry) being hendecasyllabic, and consisting of a spondee, a dactyl, and three trochees (of a verse)

Noun

falecio m (plural faleci)

( poetry) a hendecasyllabic verse, consisting of a spondee, a dactyl, and three trochees

Further reading

falecio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

afelico

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