anakrousis
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anacrusis — anacrustic /an euh krus tik/, adj. anacrustically, adv. /an euh krooh sis/, n., pl. anacruses / krooh seez/. 1. Pros. an unstressed syllable or syllable group that begins a line of verse but is not counted as part of the first foot. 2. Music. the … Universalium
anacrusis — noun (plural anacruses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek anakrousis beginning of a song, from anakrouein to begin a song, from ana + krouein to strike, beat; akin to Lithuanian kraušyti to strike Date: 1830 1. one or more syllables at the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Anakrusis — Ana|kru|sis 〈f.; , kru|sen; Metrik〉 Auftakt, Vorschlagsilbe, unbetonte Silbe am Anfang eines Verses [zu grch. anakruein „aufschlagen, anstimmen“] * * * Anakrusis die, /... krusen, Metrik: Auftakt. * * * Ana|kru|sis, die; , ...krusen [griec … Universal-Lexikon
anacrusi — a·na·crù·si s.f.inv. 1. TS mus. in una frase melodica, nota o insieme di note iniziali in levare che precedono l ictus 2. TS metr. la parte del verso precedente la prima sillaba colpita dall ictus {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1829. ETIMO: dal gr.… … Dizionario italiano
Anakrusis — Ana|kru|sis* [auch ... kru:...] die; , ...krusen <aus gleichbed. gr. anákrousis, eigtl. »das Zurückstoßen«> (veraltet) Auftakt, Vorschlagsilbe, unbetonte Silbe am Versanfang … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
anacrusis — (n.) unstressed syllable at the beginning of a verse, 1833, Latinized from Gk. anakrousis a pushing back, of a ship, backing water, from anakrouein to push back, stop short, check, from ana back (see ANA (Cf. ana )) + krouein to strike (cognate… … Etymology dictionary
anacrusis — [ˌanə kru:sɪs] noun (plural anacruses si:z) Prosody one or more unstressed syllables at the beginning of a verse. Origin C19: mod. L., from Gk anakrousis prelude , from ana up + krousis striking … English new terms dictionary
anakruza — anakrúza ž DEFINICIJA 1. jez. knjiž. početni nenaglašeni slogovi stiha 2. glazb. početni takt ETIMOLOGIJA lat. anacrusis ← grč. anákrousis ≃ anakroúein: udariti, gurati … Hrvatski jezični portal
anacrusis — an•a•cru•sis [[t]ˌæn əˈkru sɪs[/t]] n. pl. cru•ses [[t] ˈkru siz[/t]] 1) pro an unstressed syllable or syllable group that begins a line of verse but is not counted as part of the first foot 2) mad upbeat 1) • Etymology: 1825–35; < L < Gk… … From formal English to slang
anacrusis — /ænəˈkrusəs/ (say anuh kroohsuhs) noun 1. an unstressed syllable or syllable group which begins a line of verse but is not counted as part of the first foot, which properly begins with a stressed syllable. 2. Music a note or group of notes which… …
