Morpheme
Pyrrhic(h) [Pyrrhic, Pyrrhich]
Type
bound base
Denotation
war dance, metric foot with two short or unaccented syllables
Etymology
Latin pyrrhicius, pyrrhichus; Ancient Greek pyrrhíkhē, from pyrrhós, from pŷr + -rós
Evidence
pyrrhic, pyrrhical, pyrrhichius, pyrrhicist, pyrrhics
Notes
“war dance” notion from dances performed around funeral pyres
“metric foot” notion from short and quick movements of the war dance
