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Definition of Arsis
1. n. That part of a foot where the ictus is put, or which is distinguished from the rest (known as the thesis) of the foot by a greater stress of voice.
Definition of Arsis
1. Noun. Raising of the voice in prosody, accented part of a metrical foot ¹
2. Noun. The stronger part of a musical measure or a metrical foot. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Arsis
1. the unaccented part of a musical measure [n ARSES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arsis
Literary usage of Arsis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities by William Smith (1891)
"Feet in which thesis : arsis : : 2 : 1, as eg the trochee, belong to the y tros
Sn\d<ru>y or iau/ii* "i- ; those in which thesis : arsis : : 2 : 2, ..."
2. The Metres of the Greeks and Romans: A Manual for Schools and Private Study by Eduard Munk (1844)
"The stronger operation of force is called the. ictus or beat, and the portion of
time which is produced by such an operation of force is called arsis; ..."
3. Grammar of the Greek Language, for the Use of High Schools and Colleges by Raphael Kühner, Bela Bates Edwards (1844)
"Arsis and The sis. Arsis is that part of the foot on which the stress (t'rfu«
... The remaining part of the foot is called Thesis, The Arsis is naturally on ..."
4. Studies in Honor of Basil L. Gildersleeve by Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve (1902)
"ad hanc autem rem arsis et thesis sunt necessariae. namque in ... The extent of
the arsis is determined by a property of the individual word, ..."
5. The British Critic: A New Review (1816)
"We may observe that in all these cases where the original foot consists of a long
and short syllable, or syllables, the natural place of the arsis, ..."
6. A Grammar of the Latin Language: For the Use of Schools and Colleges by Ethan Allen Andrews (1857)
"The elevation of the voice is called arsis, its depression thesis. ... The natural
arsis is on the long syllable of a foot ; and hence, in a foot composed ..."
7. Grammar of the Latin Language by Ethan Allen Andrews (1867)
"The elevation of the voice is called arsis, its depression thesi> These terms
designate, ... The natural arsis is on the long syllable of a foot; and hence, ..."
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