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Double-long foot

Meter
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A metrical unit featuring two long syllables, sometimes used in reference to Ionic or other classical meters

Detailed Definition
A double-long foot is a metrical unit consisting of two long syllables (— —) in quantitative prosody, common in classical Greek and Latin verse; it appears in meters like the spondee and contributes to rhythmic weight, solemnity, or dramatic emphasis in formal poetic contexts.
Example
Example in poetry:
The metrical foot “— — ∪ ∪” as in Greek choral odes; Latin lines like “tempora mutantur” scanned with double-long feet; reconstructed lines in Pindar using two long syllables followed by two short; the opening of a Sapphic stanza adapted to Greater Ionic in later imitations
Additional Notes
Double-long foot: A metrical foot consisting of two long syllables (— —), rare in English but found in classical quantitative meters; relevant to Persian prosodic tradition (10164) and Greater Ionic (10161).
Also Known As
Spondee pair Dispondee — — foot Biceps foot Major Ionic Spondaic
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