Definition
In poetry, describing a line of verse that is incomplete or lacking a final unstressed syllable, falling short of the full metrical pattern.
Etymology
From Greek katalektikos (incomplete) derived from katalegein (to leave off, stop short), with the suffix -ic. Used in prosody and poetic analysis since ancient times.
Kelly Says
Many famous poems intentionally use catalectic lines for dramatic effect—think of how a missing syllable creates a sudden pause that makes you feel the punch of the final word!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካታላለፕቲክ
ka-ta-la-le-p-ti-k
ARالعربية
الكاتاليبسي
al-kata-li-bi-si
BNবাংলা
ক্যাটালেপ্টিক
ka-ta-le-p-tik
CACatalà
catalèptic
kat-a-le-p-tik
CSČeština
kataleptický
ka-ta-le-p-ti-cky
DADansk
cataleptisk
kat-a-lep-ti-sk
DEDeutsch
kataleptisch
kat-a-le-p-ti-sch
ELΕλληνικά
καταληπτικός
ka-ta-le-p-ti-kos
ESEspañol
cataléptico
kat-a-lep-ti-ko
FAفارسی
کاتالپتیک
ka-ta-le-p-ti-k
FISuomi
kataleptinen
ka-ta-le-p-ti-nen
FRFrançais
cataleptique
kat-a-lep-ti-k
GUGU
કટાલેપ્ટિક
ka-ta-le-p-tik
HAHA
cataleptic
ka-ta-lep-tik
HEעברית
קטטליפטי
kat-a-le-p-ti
HIहिन्दी
कटालेप्टिक
ka-ta-le-p-tik
HUMagyar
katalepptikus
ka-ta-lep-ti-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
cataleptic
ka-ta-lep-tik
IGIG
cataleptic
ka-ta-lep-tik
ITItaliano
cataleptico
kat-a-lep-ti-ko
JA日本語
カタレプティック
kata-re-p-ti-kku
KKKK
каталептика
kat-a-lep-ti-ka
KMKM
កាតាឡេបទិក
ka-ta-le-p-di-k
KO한국어
카타레프틱
ka-ta-re-peu-ti-k
MRMR
कटालेप्टिक
ka-ta-le-p-tik
MSBahasa Melayu
cataleptic
ka-ta-lep-tik
MYမြန်မာ
ကာတလက်ပတိတ်
ka-ta-le-p-ti-t
NLNederlands
cataleptisch
kat-a-lep-ti-sch
NONorsk
cataleptisk
kat-a-lep-ti-sk
PAPA
ਕਟਾਲੇਪਟਿਕ
ka-ta-le-p-tik
PLPolski
kataleptyczny
kat-a-lep-ti-ch-ny
PTPortuguês
cataléptico
kat-a-lep-ti-ko
RORomână
cataleptic
kat-a-lep-tik
RUРусский
каталептический
kat-a-le-p-ti-ches-ki-y
SVSvenska
cataleptisk
kat-a-lep-ti-sk
SWKiswahili
cataleptic
ka-ta-lep-tik
TAதமிழ்
காட்டாலெப்டிக்
ka-tta-la-ep-tik
TEతెలుగు
కటాలెప్టిక్
ka-ta-le-p-tik
THไทย
คาตาเลพติก
ka-ta-la-ep-tik
TLTL
cataleptic
ka-ta-lep-tik
TRTürkçe
cataleptik
kat-a-lep-tik
UKУкраїнська
каталептичний
kat-a-le-p-ti-ch-ny
URاردو
کٹالپٹک
kat-a-lep-tik
VITiếng Việt
cataleptic
ca-ta-lep-tik
YOYO
kataleptik
ka-ta-le-p-tik
ZH中文
卡塔雷普蒂克
kā-tǎ-lái-pǔ-tì-kē
ZUZU
cataleptic
ka-ta-lep-tik