iamb

English

Etymology

From French iambe in the mid-1800s, from Latin iambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos). Displaced iambus which shares the same classical origin.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪəm/, /ˈaɪˌæm/
Audio (US) (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪˌæm/

Noun

iamb (plural iambs)

(prosody) A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

Synonyms

iambus, jambus

Derived terms

limping iamb

Translations

a metrical foot

See also

trochee

Anagrams

ambi-, bami, bima, imba

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ïambe, from Latin iambus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jamb/

Noun

iamb m (plural iambi)

(prosody) iamb

Declension

Declension of iamb

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) iamb	iambul	(niște) iambi	iambii
genitive/dative	(unui) iamb	iambului	(unor) iambi	iambilor
vocative	iambule		iambilor

Further reading

iamb in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

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