prosody

WOTD - 12 May 2008    

English

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Etymology

From Middle French prosodie, from [[w:Template:lang:la language|Template:lang:la]][[Category:Template:lang:la derivations]] prosōdia, from Ancient Greek προσῳδία (prosōdia), “‘song sung to music; pronunciation of syllable’”), from πρός (pros), “‘to’”) + ᾠδή (ōdē), “‘song’”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpɹɒzədi/, /ˈpɹəʊzədi/, SAMPA: /"prQs.@.dI/
• (US) IPA: /ˈpɻɑsədi/
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Noun

Singular prosody

Plural prosodies

prosody (prosodies)

1. (linguistics) The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
2. (poetry) The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.

Derived terms

• prosodic

Translations

Croatian: prozòdija hr(hr) f. Czech: prosodie f. Dutch: prosodie f. Estonian: prosoodia

French: prosodie f. Italian: prosodia it(it) f. Polish: prozodia f. Slovene: prozodija f.

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