iambicus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰαμβικός (iambikós), from ἴαμβος (íambos) + -ικός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /iˈam.bi.kus/, [iˈämbɪkʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /iˈam.bi.kus/, [iˈämbikus]

Noun

iambicus m (genitive iambicī); second declension

writer of iambic verse

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	iambicus	iambicī
Genitive	iambicī	iambicōrum
Dative	iambicō	iambicīs
Accusative	iambicum	iambicōs
Ablative	iambicō	iambicīs
Vocative	iambice	iambicī

Related terms

References

“iambicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
iambicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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