choliambus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χωλίαμβος (khōlíambos).

Noun

chōliambus m (genitive chōliambī); second declension

1. limping iamb

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	chōliambus	chōliambī
Genitive	chōliambī	chōliambōrum
Dative	chōliambō	chōliambīs
Accusative	chōliambum	chōliambōs
Ablative	chōliambō	chōliambīs
Vocative	chōliambe	chōliambī

Descendants

• → English: choliamb
• → Italian: coliambo

References

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