German

Noun

Prosodie f

1. prosody
2. (linguistics) prosody (study of rhythm and other attributes in speech)

Synonyms

• Prosodik
• Quantitätslehre

Derived terms

• prosodisch

Czech

Noun

prosodie m

1. Alternative form of prozódie

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin prosōdia, from Ancient Greek προσῳδία ‎(prosōidía, “song sung to music; pronunciation of syllable”), from πρός ‎(prós, “to”) + ᾠδή ‎(ōidḗ, “song”).

Noun

prosodie f ‎(plural prosodies)

1. prosody (patterns of sounds and rhythms)

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin prosōdia, from Ancient Greek προσῳδία ‎(prosōidía, “song sung to music; pronunciation of syllable”), from πρός ‎(prós, “to”) + ᾠδή ‎(ōidḗ, “song”).

Noun

prosodie f (plural prosodies)

1. prosody (patterns of sounds and rhythms)
   • 1572, Grammaire de P. de la Ramée. page 3-4

     Quest ce que letre? Cest un son indivisible, comme en ce mot, Bon, il y a trois letres, b, o, n, La prosodie orthographe des letres, est prise de leur puissance.

     What is a letter? It's an indivisible sound, like in the word 'bon' there are three letters; b, o, and n. The prosody and orthography of the letters is taken from their power.