choliambus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χωλίαμβος (khōlíambos).

Noun

chōliambus m (genitive chōliambī); second declension

1. limping iamb

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	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.