prosody
pronunciation
How to pronounce prosody in British English:
UK [ˈprɒsədi]
How to pronounce prosody in American English:
US [ˈprɑsədi]
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- Noun:
- the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
- (prosody) a system of versification
- the study of poetic meter and the art of versification
Word Origin
- prosody
- prosody: [15] Despite the passing similarity, prosody has no etymological connection with prose. In fact, its closest English relative is ode. It comes via Latin prosōdia from Greek prosōidíā, which originally meant ‘song with an instrumental accompaniment’. This was a compound formed from prós ‘in addition to’ and ōidé ‘song’ (source of English ode [16] and also of parody [16], rhapsody, and probably tragedy).=> melody, ode, parody, rhapsody
- prosody (n.)
- late 15c., from Latin prosodia "accent of a syllable," from Greek prosoidia "song sung to music," also "accent, modulation," literally "a singing in addition to," from pros "to, forward, near" + oide "song, poem" (see ode). Related: Prosodiacal; prosodist.