diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e34cba5..8642dac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - TachyonFX based animations
 - Prelude: project-level Forth script for persistent word definitions. Press `d` to edit, `D` to re-evaluate. Runs automatically on playback start and project load.
 - Varargs stack words: `rev`, `shuffle`, `sort` (ascending), `rsort` (descending), `sum`, `prod`. All take a count and operate on the top n items.
+- Euclidean rhythm words: `euclid` (k n -- hits) distributes k hits across n steps, `euclidrot` (k n r -- hits) adds rotation offset.
+- Shorthand float syntax: `.25` parses as `0.25`, `-.5` parses as `-0.5`.
 
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/crates/forth/src/compiler.rs b/crates/forth/src/compiler.rs
index be98335..9d8ae5c 100644
--- a/crates/forth/src/compiler.rs
+++ b/crates/forth/src/compiler.rs
@@ -86,9 +86,25 @@ fn tokenize(input: &str) -> Vec<Token> {
         }
 
         let span = SourceSpan { start, end };
-        if let Ok(i) = word.parse::<i64>() {
+
+        // Normalize shorthand float syntax: .25 -> 0.25, -.5 -> -0.5
+        let word_to_parse = if word.starts_with('.')
+            && word.len() > 1
+            && word.as_bytes()[1].is_ascii_digit()
+        {
+            format!("0{word}")
+        } else if word.starts_with("-.")
+            && word.len() > 2
+            && word.as_bytes()[2].is_ascii_digit()
+        {
+            format!("-0{}", &word[1..])
+        } else {
+            word.clone()
+        };
+
+        if let Ok(i) = word_to_parse.parse::<i64>() {
             tokens.push(Token::Int(i, span));
-        } else if let Ok(f) = word.parse::<f64>() {
+        } else if let Ok(f) = word_to_parse.parse::<f64>() {
             tokens.push(Token::Float(f, span));
         } else {
             tokens.push(Token::Word(word, span));
diff --git a/crates/forth/src/ops.rs b/crates/forth/src/ops.rs
index 59ce81d..3c8eb7c 100644
--- a/crates/forth/src/ops.rs
+++ b/crates/forth/src/ops.rs
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ pub enum Op {
     StepRange,
     Generate,
     GeomRange,
+    Euclid,
+    EuclidRot,
     Times,
     Chord(&'static [i64]),
     // MIDI
diff --git a/crates/forth/src/vm.rs b/crates/forth/src/vm.rs
index d200052..8a9ed94 100644
--- a/crates/forth/src/vm.rs
+++ b/crates/forth/src/vm.rs
@@ -1025,6 +1025,29 @@ impl Forth {
                     }
                 }
 
+                Op::Euclid => {
+                    let n = stack.pop().ok_or("stack underflow")?.as_int()?;
+                    let k = stack.pop().ok_or("stack underflow")?.as_int()?;
+                    if k < 0 || n < 0 {
+                        return Err("euclid: k and n must be >= 0".into());
+                    }
+                    for idx in euclidean_rhythm(k as usize, n as usize, 0) {
+                        stack.push(Value::Int(idx, None));
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Op::EuclidRot => {
+                    let r = stack.pop().ok_or("stack underflow")?.as_int()?;
+                    let n = stack.pop().ok_or("stack underflow")?.as_int()?;
+                    let k = stack.pop().ok_or("stack underflow")?.as_int()?;
+                    if k < 0 || n < 0 || r < 0 {
+                        return Err("euclidrot: k, n, and r must be >= 0".into());
+                    }
+                    for idx in euclidean_rhythm(k as usize, n as usize, r as usize) {
+                        stack.push(Value::Int(idx, None));
+                    }
+                }
+
                 // MIDI operations
                 Op::MidiEmit => {
                     let (_, params) = cmd.snapshot().unwrap_or((None, &[]));
@@ -1216,6 +1239,58 @@ fn emit_output(
     outputs.push(out);
 }
 
+fn euclidean_rhythm(k: usize, n: usize, rotation: usize) -> Vec<i64> {
+    if k == 0 || n == 0 {
+        return Vec::new();
+    }
+    if k >= n {
+        return (0..n as i64).collect();
+    }
+
+    let mut groups: Vec<Vec<bool>> = (0..k).map(|_| vec![true]).collect();
+    groups.extend((0..(n - k)).map(|_| vec![false]));
+
+    while groups.len() > 1 {
+        let ones_count = groups.iter().filter(|g| g[0]).count();
+        let zeros_count = groups.len() - ones_count;
+
+        if zeros_count == 0 || ones_count == 0 {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        let min_count = ones_count.min(zeros_count);
+        let mut new_groups = Vec::with_capacity(groups.len() - min_count);
+
+        let (mut ones, mut zeros): (Vec<_>, Vec<_>) =
+            groups.into_iter().partition(|g| g[0]);
+
+        for _ in 0..min_count {
+            let mut one = ones.pop().unwrap();
+            one.extend(zeros.pop().unwrap());
+            new_groups.push(one);
+        }
+        new_groups.extend(ones);
+        new_groups.extend(zeros);
+
+        groups = new_groups;
+    }
+
+    let pattern: Vec<bool> = groups.into_iter().flatten().collect();
+
+    let rotated = if rotation > 0 && !pattern.is_empty() {
+        let r = rotation % pattern.len();
+        pattern.iter().cycle().skip(r).take(pattern.len()).copied().collect()
+    } else {
+        pattern
+    };
+
+    rotated
+        .into_iter()
+        .enumerate()
+        .filter_map(|(i, hit)| if hit { Some(i as i64) } else { None })
+        .collect()
+}
+
 fn perlin_grad(hash_input: i64) -> f64 {
     let mut h = (hash_input as u64)
         .wrapping_mul(6364136223846793005)
diff --git a/crates/forth/src/words/compile.rs b/crates/forth/src/words/compile.rs
index d05e727..b25f7d0 100644
--- a/crates/forth/src/words/compile.rs
+++ b/crates/forth/src/words/compile.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ pub(super) fn simple_op(name: &str) -> Option<Op> {
         ".," => Op::StepRange,
         "gen" => Op::Generate,
         "geom.." => Op::GeomRange,
+        "euclid" => Op::Euclid,
+        "euclidrot" => Op::EuclidRot,
         "times" => Op::Times,
         "m." => Op::MidiEmit,
         "ccval" => Op::GetMidiCC,
diff --git a/crates/forth/src/words/sequencing.rs b/crates/forth/src/words/sequencing.rs
index aa26763..b514fa0 100644
--- a/crates/forth/src/words/sequencing.rs
+++ b/crates/forth/src/words/sequencing.rs
@@ -420,4 +420,24 @@ pub(super) const WORDS: &[Word] = &[
         compile: Simple,
         varargs: false,
     },
+    Word {
+        name: "euclid",
+        aliases: &[],
+        category: "Generator",
+        stack: "(k n -- i1 i2 ... ik)",
+        desc: "Push indices for k hits evenly distributed over n steps",
+        example: "4 8 euclid => 0 2 4 6",
+        compile: Simple,
+        varargs: false,
+    },
+    Word {
+        name: "euclidrot",
+        aliases: &[],
+        category: "Generator",
+        stack: "(k n r -- i1 i2 ... ik)",
+        desc: "Push Euclidean indices with rotation r",
+        example: "3 8 2 euclidrot => 1 4 6",
+        compile: Simple,
+        varargs: false,
+    },
 ];
diff --git a/tests/forth.rs b/tests/forth.rs
index 9de9552..1d5e7cd 100644
--- a/tests/forth.rs
+++ b/tests/forth.rs
@@ -57,3 +57,6 @@ mod midi;
 
 #[path = "forth/chords.rs"]
 mod chords;
+
+#[path = "forth/euclidean.rs"]
+mod euclidean;
diff --git a/tests/forth/arithmetic.rs b/tests/forth/arithmetic.rs
index d268856..70d465c 100644
--- a/tests/forth/arithmetic.rs
+++ b/tests/forth/arithmetic.rs
@@ -200,3 +200,13 @@ fn log_e() {
 fn log_one() {
     expect_int("1 log", 0);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn shorthand_float() {
+    expect_float(".25 .5 +", 0.75);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn shorthand_float_negative() {
+    expect_float("-.5 1 +", 0.5);
+}
diff --git a/tests/forth/euclidean.rs b/tests/forth/euclidean.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a04f91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/forth/euclidean.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+use super::harness::*;
+use cagire::forth::Value;
+
+fn int(n: i64) -> Value {
+    Value::Int(n, None)
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn euclid_4_8() {
+    expect_stack("4 8 euclid", &[int(0), int(2), int(4), int(6)]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn euclid_3_8_tresillo() {
+    expect_stack("3 8 euclid", &[int(0), int(3), int(6)]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn euclid_5_8_cinquillo() {
+    expect_stack("5 8 euclid", &[int(0), int(2), int(4), int(6), int(7)]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn euclid_4_16() {
+    expect_stack("4 16 euclid", &[int(0), int(4), int(8), int(12)]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn euclid_5_16() {
+    expect_stack("5 16 euclid", &[int(0), int(4), int(7), int(10), int(13)]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn euclid_zero_hits() {
+    expect_stack("0 8 euclid", &[]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn euclid_zero_steps() {
+    expect_stack("4 0 euclid", &[]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn euclid_k_equals_n() {
+    expect_stack("4 4 euclid", &[int(0), int(1), int(2), int(3)]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn euclid_k_greater_than_n() {
+    expect_stack("8 4 euclid", &[int(0), int(1), int(2), int(3)]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn euclid_single_hit() {
+    expect_stack("1 8 euclid", &[int(0)]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn euclid_negative_k() {
+    expect_error("-1 8 euclid", "k and n must be >= 0");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn euclid_negative_n() {
+    expect_error("4 -8 euclid", "k and n must be >= 0");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn euclid_underflow() {
+    expect_error("8 euclid", "stack underflow");
+    expect_error("euclid", "stack underflow");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn euclidrot_basic() {
+    expect_stack("3 8 1 euclidrot", &[int(2), int(5), int(7)]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn euclidrot_zero_rotation() {
+    expect_stack("3 8 0 euclidrot", &[int(0), int(3), int(6)]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn euclidrot_full_rotation() {
+    expect_stack("3 8 8 euclidrot", &[int(0), int(3), int(6)]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn euclidrot_negative_r() {
+    expect_error("3 8 -1 euclidrot", "k, n, and r must be >= 0");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn euclidrot_underflow() {
+    expect_error("8 1 euclidrot", "stack underflow");
+    expect_error("1 euclidrot", "stack underflow");
+    expect_error("euclidrot", "stack underflow");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn euclid_with_at() {
+    let outputs = expect_outputs("4 8 euclid at kick sound .", 4);
+    assert_eq!(outputs.len(), 4);
+}