hemistich

English

Etymology

From French hémistiche, from Latin hemistichium, from Ancient Greek ἡμιστίχιον (hēmistíkhion), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”) + στίχος (stíkhos, “verse”).

Noun

hemistich (plural hemistichs)

An approximate half-line of verse, separated from another by a caesura, often for dramatic effect
An unfinished line of verse

Translations

approximate half-line of verse

Bulgarian: полустишие n (polustišie)
French: hémistiche (fr) m
Italian: emistichio m

Persian: مصرع‎‎ (fa) (mesra')
Spanish: hemistiquio m

unfinished line of verse

Italian: emistichio m

Spanish: hemistiquio m

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