iambus

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos, “a poetic meter”).

Noun

iambus (plural iambuses or iambi)

  1. (poetry) an iamb

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos, “a poetic meter”)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /iˈam.bus/, [ɪˈam.bʊs]

Noun

iambus m (genitive iambī); second declension

  1. an iambus
  2. iambic verse

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative iambus iambī
Genitive iambī iambōrum
Dative iambō iambīs
Accusative iambum iambōs
Ablative iambō iambīs
Vocative iambe iambī

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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