transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈspän-ˌdē ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English sponde, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French spondee, from Latin spondeum, from Greek spondeios, from spondeios of a libation, from spondē libation, from spendein to make a libation; from its use in music accompanying libations — more at spouse
Date: 14th century
: a metrical foot consisting of two long or stressed syllables
• spon·da·ic spän-ˈdā-ik adjective or noun