coriambico

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin choriambĭcus, from Ancient Greek χοριαμβικός (khoriambikós). By surface analysis, coriambo +‎ -ico.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈrjam.bi.ko/
  • Rhymes: -ambiko
  • Hyphenation: co‧riàm‧bi‧co

Adjective

coriambico (feminine coriambica, masculine plural coriambici, feminine plural coriambiche)

  1. (poetry) choriambic

Further reading

  • coriambico in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • coriambico in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • coriàmbico in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • coriàmbico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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