Word: arsis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ar
sis
Definition: The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar at which it is raised, in beating time; the weak or unaccented part of the bar, opposed to the thesis.
Morphemes:
Affix: arsis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar at which it is raised, in beating time; the weak or unaccented part of the bar, opposed to the thesis.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: αἴρω
Language: grc
Decoded: airo
Meaning: raise, lift, elevate
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process