catalectic

== English == === Etymology === From Latin catalecticus, from Ancient Greek καταληκτικός (katalēktikós, “leaving off, incomplete”) from κατάληξις (katálēxis). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛktɪk === Adjective === catalectic (prosody) (said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot. incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === catalectic (plural catalectics) (poetry) A line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot. ==== Translations ==== === See also === catalexis acatalectic brachycatalectic hypercatalectic hypercatalexis == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French catalectique. === Adjective === catalectic m or n (feminine singular catalectică, masculine plural catalectici, feminine/neuter plural catalectice) catalectic ==== Declension ====