dactyl
noun /ˈdæktɪl/
/ˈdæktɪl/
(specialist)- a unit of sound in poetry consisting of one strong or long syllable followed by two weak or short syllablesTopics Literature and writingc2Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek daktulos, literally ‘finger’ (the three bones of the finger corresponding to the three syllables).