hemistich
English
noun
Definitions
- An approximate half-line of verse, separated from another by a caesura, often for dramatic effect
- An unfinished line of verse
Etymology
Borrowed from French hémistiche derived from Latin hēmistichium derived from Ancient Greek ἡμιστίχιον affix from grc (half, un-) + στίχος.
Origin
στίχος
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- asynartete English
- eutrophic English
- hemistichal English
- hēmistichium Latin
- hémistiche French
- hemistiquio Spanish, Castilian
- ἡμιστίχιον Ancient Greek
- grc nocat=1
- στίχος nocat=1