A metrical foot in poetry consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.
El dactilion es una figura métrica que se utiliza en la poesía clásica.
The dactyl is a metrical figure used in classical poetry.
En poesía, un dactilion puede aportar un ritmo característico al verso.
In poetry, a dactyl can provide a characteristic rhythm to the verse.