trochee
/ˈtɹəʊki/US/ˈtɹoʊ.ki/
trochee noun: a metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.
Noun
trochee (plural trochees)
- A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.
- ‘He made us read James Fenton on the genius of the trochee.’2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 152
trochee meaning in Tamil and Sanskrit
trochee in Tamil
- நெடில் குறில் ஈரசைச்சீர்
trochee in Sanskrit
- a trochee
- ताल tāla
Forms of trochee
| plural | trochees |
|---|---|
| alternative abbreviation | troch. |
| alternative form (archaic) | trocheus |
Origin of trochee
Borrowed from French trochée, via Latin trochaeus from the Ancient Greek τροχαῖος (trokhaîos), derived from τρέχω (trékhō, “run”).
Words that rhyme with trochee
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Questions about trochee
- What does trochee mean?
- Trochee means a metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.
- What is trochee in Tamil?
- Trochee in Tamil is நெடில் குறில் ஈரசைச்சீர். See Trochee meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is trochee?
- Trochee is a noun.
- How do you pronounce trochee?
- Trochee is pronounced /ˈtɹəʊki/.
- What is the plural of trochee?
- The plural of trochee is trochees.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: trochee (page history and authors); trochee (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ताल (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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