pyrrhic

Etymology
From, from , from.

Adjective

 * 1)  Of or characterized by pyrrhics (metrical feet with two short syllables).
 * 2) Relating to Pyrrhus, a Macedonian king, or some of his costly victories he had while fighting Rome.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Esperanto: pirika
 * Finnish: pyrrhinen
 * French:
 * German: pyrrhisch
 * Hungarian: pirruszi
 * Italian: pirrico
 * Latin: pyrrhichius
 * Polish:

Noun

 * 1) An Ancient Greek war dance.
 * 2)  A metric foot with two short or unaccented syllables.