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dactyl is finger in Greek it forms part of the name Pterodactyl (wing finger), a flying pterosaur from the Triassic to Cretaceous Period.
In Greek mythology the dactyls were small phallus-like men that were formed when the goddess Rhea dug her fingers into the soil during her delivery pains. See link
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∙ 13y agoAn example of the word dactyl would be the word Basketball. The ryhming pattern for dactyl writing would be /uu!
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What does the suffix dactyl mean?
finger
What is a group of syllables forming a metrical unit called?
A metrical unit having two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable is an anapaest. The word 'cigarette' is an example of an anapaest. The word 'anapaest', however, is not an anapaest. It is a dactyl. And the word 'dactyl' is a trochee (as is the word 'trochee').
Is the word beautiful trochaic?
A trochee is a word containing two syllables, the first stressed and the second unstressed (such as FORest). "Beautiful" has three syllables in the stressed-unstressed-unstressed pattern (BEAUtiful), which makes it a dactyl.
What is the root word of pentadactyl?
Dactyl is actually a word fragment from the Old Greek 'dactylos' - two-jointed (three segment) finger, first (English) attested 1498, its origin predates written Greek by (at least) centuries
How many stressed syllables are in Dactylic trimeter?
...Iamb (Iambic)Unstressed + Stressed.........Two Syllables...Trochee (Trochaic)Stressed + Unstressed.........Two Syllables...Spondee (Spondaic)Stressed + Stressed.........Two Syllables...Anapest (Anapestic)Unstressed + Unstressed + Stressed.........Three Syllables...Dactyl (DactylicStressed + Unstressed + Unstressed.........Three Syllables
When was Dactyl Foundation created?
Dactyl Foundation was created in 1996.
How many syllables in dactyl meter?
A dactyl has three syllables.
Where is dactyl located?
Dactyl is a moon of the asteroid Ida located in the asteroid belt.
What is the greek word for finger?
Dactyl
What is the moon name of Ida?
Dactyl
How do you pronounce dactyl?
Dac-tel
What does the suffix dactyl mean?
finger
How big is dactyl?
Dactyl is an "egg shaped" moon measuring about 1.6 by 1.4 by 1.2 kilometres (0.99 mi × 0.87 mi × 0.75 mi)
Is Ida a moon?
No, its an asteroid but it has a moon called Dactyl
What do the terms dactyl plantar and palmar mean?
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How rare is a Swirl Tabby poly dactyl cat?
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What is an Adonic?
An Adonic is a poetic verse consisting of a dactyl and a spondee.
