transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-nə-ˌpest ]
noun
Etymology: Latin anapaestus, from Greek anapaistos, literally, struck back (a dactyl reversed), from ana- + -paistos, verbal of paiein to strike
Date: circa 1678
: a metrical foot consisting of two short syllables followed by one long syllable or of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable (as unaware )
• an·a·pes·tic ˌa-nə-ˈpes-tik adjective or noun