ar·sis (är s s)n. pl. ar·ses (-s  z ) 1. a. The short or unaccented part of a metrical foot, especially in quantitative verse. b. The accented or long part of a metrical foot, especially in accentual verse. 2. Music The upbeat or unaccented part of a measure. [Middle English, raising of the voice, from Late Latin, raising of the voice, accented part of a metrical foot, from Greek, raising of the foot (marking the upbeat), the unaccented part of a metrical foot, from aeirein, to lift; see wer-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
arsis [ˈɑːsɪs]
n pl -ses [-siːz]
(Literature / Poetry) (in classical prosody) the long syllable or part on which the ictus falls in a metrical foot Compare thesis [6]
[via Late Latin from Greek, from airein to raise]
arsis
the accented part of a foot of verse.
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