Porsonn.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːsn/, U.S.

/ˈpɔrs(ə)n/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Porson.

Etymology: < the name of Richard Porson (1759–1808), English classical scholar. Compare earlier Porsonian adj.The law was first proposed in the supplement to the preface of the second edition (1802) of Porson's edition of Euripides' Hecuba.

I. Compounds.

1. Ancient Greek Prosody.

a. Porson's Law n. a metrical law which states that if an iambic trimeter ends in a word forming a cretic, the syllable before this word must be short.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > study of poetry > [noun] > prosody > rules of Greek tragic trimeter

Porson's Law1881

Porson's rule1892

1881 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 2 222 The first [verse] would probably be let alone but for the violation of Porson's law.

1949 Oxf. Classical Dict. 565/2 The comic trimeter..is not bound by Porson's Law.

1973 A. H. Sommerstein Sound Pattern Anc. Greek 136 The iambic trimeter..is governed in tragedy by, among other constraints, a rule known as Porson's Law.

1997 Classical Q. New Ser. 47 345 The choice of words may be guided by a possible metrical constraint, Porson's Law.

b. Porson's rule n. = Porson's Law n. at sense 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > study of poetry > [noun] > prosody > rules of Greek tragic trimeter

Porson's Law1881

Porson's rule1892

1892 W. W. Goodwin Greek Gram. v. 358 When the tragic trimeter ends in a word forming a cretic (¯ ˘ ¯), this is regularly preceded by a short syllable or by a monosyllable... This is known as ‘Porson's rule’.

1919 Classical Q. 13 155 This is the real basis of Porson's rule.

1995 N. Dunbar in Aristophanes Birds (1997) 136 The paradosis, here retained, is emended by most edd. following Porson's rule.

2. attributive. Designating a typeface used for classical Greek (see sense 3). Chiefly in Porson Greek.

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society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > style of type > [adjective] > Greek faces

Porsonian1810

Hellenic1927

Porson1927

1927 D. H. Stevens et al. Man. Style (ed. 9) 269 Monotype Porson Greek.

1960 Penrose Ann. 54 38/2 Austin cut the Porson greek type in London.

1998 C. Stray Classics Transformed viii. 215 His edition of Aristotle's Poetics, printed in Porson Greek, formed the model for the Oxford Classical Text series which began to appear in 1898.

II. Simple uses.

3. A typeface used for classical Greek, modelled on Porson's handwriting.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > style of type > [noun] > type face or font > Greek faces

Greeks1894

Porson1894

1894 Amer. Dict. Printing & Bookmaking 240/2 Greek type is cast by one foundry in New York... A heavy face, generally known as a Porson, is in use for headings and emphasis.

2001 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 28 Oct. 1 d It comes after rivers of Thucydidean Greek, printed in the beautiful type font known as ‘Small Pica Porson’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	porson
释义	Porsonn. Brit. /ˈpɔːsn/, U.S. /ˈpɔrs(ə)n/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Porson. Etymology: < the name of Richard Porson (1759–1808), English classical scholar. Compare earlier Porsonian adj.The law was first proposed in the supplement to the preface of the second edition (1802) of Porson's edition of Euripides' Hecuba. I. Compounds. 1. Ancient Greek Prosody. a. Porson's Law n. a metrical law which states that if an iambic trimeter ends in a word forming a cretic, the syllable before this word must be short. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > study of poetry > [noun] > prosody > rules of Greek tragic trimeter Porson's Law1881 Porson's rule1892 1881 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 2 222 The first [verse] would probably be let alone but for the violation of Porson's law. 1949 Oxf. Classical Dict. 565/2 The comic trimeter..is not bound by Porson's Law. 1973 A. H. Sommerstein Sound Pattern Anc. Greek 136 The iambic trimeter..is governed in tragedy by, among other constraints, a rule known as Porson's Law. 1997 Classical Q. New Ser. 47 345 The choice of words may be guided by a possible metrical constraint, Porson's Law. b. Porson's rule n. = Porson's Law n. at sense 1a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > study of poetry > [noun] > prosody > rules of Greek tragic trimeter Porson's Law1881 Porson's rule1892 1892 W. W. Goodwin Greek Gram. v. 358 When the tragic trimeter ends in a word forming a cretic (¯ ˘ ¯), this is regularly preceded by a short syllable or by a monosyllable... This is known as ‘Porson's rule’. 1919 Classical Q. 13 155 This is the real basis of Porson's rule. 1995 N. Dunbar in Aristophanes Birds (1997) 136 The paradosis, here retained, is emended by most edd. following Porson's rule. 2. attributive. Designating a typeface used for classical Greek (see sense 3). Chiefly in Porson Greek. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > style of type > [adjective] > Greek faces Porsonian1810 Hellenic1927 Porson1927 1927 D. H. Stevens et al. Man. Style (ed. 9) 269 Monotype Porson Greek. 1960 Penrose Ann. 54 38/2 Austin cut the Porson greek type in London. 1998 C. Stray Classics Transformed viii. 215 His edition of Aristotle's Poetics, printed in Porson Greek, formed the model for the Oxford Classical Text series which began to appear in 1898. II. Simple uses. 3. A typeface used for classical Greek, modelled on Porson's handwriting. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > style of type > [noun] > type face or font > Greek faces Greeks1894 Porson1894 1894 Amer. Dict. Printing & Bookmaking 240/2 Greek type is cast by one foundry in New York... A heavy face, generally known as a Porson, is in use for headings and emphasis. 2001 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 28 Oct. 1 d It comes after rivers of Thucydidean Greek, printed in the beautiful type font known as ‘Small Pica Porson’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1881
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