χωλίαμβος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χωλός (khōlós, lame, limping) + ἴαμβος (íambos, iamb).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χωλῐ́ᾰμβος • (khōlíambos) m (genitive χωλῐᾰ́μβου); second declension

  1. (poetry) choliamb, limping iamb

Inflection

Derived terms

  • χωλῐᾰμβοποιέω (khōliambopoiéō)

Descendants

  • Latin: chōliambus

Further reading

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