iambus
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ïambus (“a certain poetic meter”), from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos).
Noun
iambus (plural iambuses or iambi)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
References
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Iambus”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume V (H–K), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 3, column 3.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos, “a poetic meter”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [iˈam.bʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [iˈam.bus]
Noun
ïambus m (genitive ïambī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ïambus | ïambī |
| genitive | ïambī | ïambōrum |
| dative | ïambō | ïambīs |
| accusative | ïambum | ïambōs |
| ablative | ïambō | ïambīs |
| vocative | ïambe | ïambī |
Descendants
- Catalan: iambe
- → English: iambus
- French: ïambe
- → English: iamb
- Galician: iambo
- → German: Jambus
- Italian: giambo
- Portuguese: iambo
- Spanish: yambo
References
- “iambus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “iambus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- iambus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “iambus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers