iambus
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin iambus (“a certain poetic meter”), from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos).
Related terms
References
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Iambus”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes V (H–K), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 3, column 3.
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos, “a poetic meter”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /iˈam.bus/, [iˈämbʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /iˈam.bus/, [iˈämbus]
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | iambus | iambī |
| Genitive | iambī | iambōrum |
| Dative | iambō | iambīs |
| Accusative | iambum | iambōs |
| Ablative | iambō | iambīs |
| Vocative | iambe | iambī |
Descendants
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
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