Anapest

an;a;pest pronunciation: function: noun etymology: latin anapaestus, from greek anapaistos, literally, struck back (a dactyl reversed), from ana- + -paistos, verbal of paiein to strikedate: circa 1678 : a metrical foot consisting of two short syllables followed by one long syllable or of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable (as unaware)— an;a;pes;tic adjective or noun