Word: cretics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cre
tics
Definition: Plural of cretic; a metrical foot containing three syllables: long, short, long ( ¯ ˘ ¯ )
Morphemes:
Affix: cretic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Using or relating to a metrical pattern of poetry where each foot is composed of three syllables, the first and third of which are stressed and the second is unstressed. This pattern is very rare in English poetry.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: creticus
Language: la
Decoded: creticus
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: cretic
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.