noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈpɹɒzədi/
UK:/ˈpɹɒsədi/
UK:/ˈpɹəʊzədi/
US:/ˈpɹɑzədi/
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noun
Meaning 1
The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Examples
2007, Jackson T. Gandour, Neural substrates underlying the perception of linguistic prosody, Tomas Riad, Carlos Gussenhoven (editors), Tones and Tunes, Volume 2: Experimental Studies in Word and Sentence Prosody, De Gruyter (Mouton de Gruyter), page 3, Brain imaging data shows us moreover that we have to go beyond linguistic units themselves to gain a full understanding of how prosody is processed in the brain.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *-ti ? Proto-Indo-European *próti, *préti Ancient Greek πρός (prós) Proto-Hellenic *awéidō Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Proto-Hellenic *awoidā́ Ancient Greek ᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ) Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)bor. Latin prosōdiabor. Middle French prosodieder. English prosody From Middle French prosodie, from Latin prosōdia, from Ancient Greek προσῳδία (prosōidía, “song sung to music; pronunciation of syllable”), from πρός (prós, “to”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).
Across languages
Translations
69 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
прозодия
(prozodija)
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Catalan:
prosòdia
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Chinese Mandarin:
詩體學 /诗体学
(shītǐxué)
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Chinese Mandarin:
韻律學 /韵律学
(yùnlǜxué)
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Chinese Mandarin:
詩律學 /诗律学
(shīlǜxué)
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Czech:
prozódie
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Danish:
prosodi
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Dutch:
prosodie
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Esperanto:
prozodio
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Finnish:
prosodia
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
French:
prosodie
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Galician:
prosodia
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Galician:
prosódia (reintergrationist)
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
German:
Prosodie
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Hebrew:
פרוזודיה
(prozódya)
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Hindi:
पिंगल
(piṅgal)
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Hindi:
छंद-विद्या
(chand-vidyā)
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Hungarian:
prozódia
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Irish:
prosóid
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Italian:
prosodia
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Japanese:
韻律論
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Khmer:
ឆន្ទវិទ្យា
(chantea’ vityie)
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Northern Kurdish:
wezn
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Norwegian Bokmål:
prosodi
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Polish:
prozodia
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Portuguese:
prosódia
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Romanian:
prosodie
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Russian:
просо́дия
(prosódija)
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Scottish Gaelic:
toinneolas
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Spanish:
prosodia
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Swedish:
prosodi
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Thai:
สัทสัมพันธ์
(sàt-tá-sǎm-pan)
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Turkish:
vezin
— linguistics: study of rhythm and other attributes in speech
Arabic:
عَرُوض
(ʕarūḍ)
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Arabic:
عِلْمُ العَرُوض
(ʕilmu al-ʕarūḍ)
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Bulgarian:
прозодия
(prozodija)
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Chinese Mandarin:
詩體學 /诗体学
(shītǐxué)
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Chinese Mandarin:
韻律學 /韵律学
(yùnlǜxué)
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Chinese Mandarin:
詩律學 /诗律学
(shīlǜxué)
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Czech:
prozódie
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Dutch:
prosodie
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Esperanto:
prozodio
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Esperanto:
metriko
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Finnish:
metriikka
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
French:
prosodie
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Galician:
prosodia
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Galician:
prosódia (reintergrationist)
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
German:
Verslehre
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Greek:
προσωδία
(prosodía)
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Greek:
μετρική
(metrikí)
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Hindi:
पिंगल
(piṅgal)
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Hungarian:
prozódia
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Icelandic:
bragfræði
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Irish:
prosóid
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Khmer:
ឆន្ទវិទ្យា
(chantea’ vityie)
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Northern Kurdish:
wezn
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Polish:
prozodia
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Portuguese:
prosódia
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Romanian:
metrică
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Russian:
просо́дия
(prosódija)
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Scottish Gaelic:
toinneolas
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Scottish Gaelic:
rannaidheachd
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Slovak:
prozódia
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Spanish:
prosodia
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Thai:
ฉันทลักษณ์
(chǎn-tá-lák)
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Turkish:
prozodi
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Turkish:
aruz
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Turkish:
bürünbilim
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
Turkish:
koşutbilim
— poetry: study of poetic meter etc
