bacchius
/bəˈkaɪəs/
noun
- A metrical foot in poetry consisting of one short syllable followed by two long syllables (˘ ¯ ¯).
- The poet used a bacchius to create a rolling, rhythmic effect in the line.
- Scanning the verse, she identified a bacchius in the third foot.
- In classical Latin poetry, the bacchius appears less often than the dactyl.