akephal

acephalous; headless

English translations

  1. 01

    akephalus

Word details

German meaning
Kopflos, ohne Kopf.
English meaning
Acephalous
Synonym
kopflos, führerlos
German example
Nach dem Rücktritt des Direktors war die Firma eine Zeit lang akephal.
English example
After the director's resignation, the company was acephalous for a while.

Example sentences with “akephal”

  1. Das akephale Gedicht beginnt mitten im Satz. (The acephalous poem starts in the middle of a sentence.)

Frequently asked questions

What does 'akephal' mean in metrics?

In poetry, it refers to a line that is missing the first unstressed syllable of the expected meter.