elegiambo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλεγίαμβος (elegíambos), compound of ἔλεγος (élegos, “elegy”) +‎ ἴαμβος (íambos, “iambus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.leˈd͡ʒam.bo/
• Rhymes: -ambo
• Hyphenation: e‧le‧giàm‧bo

Noun

elegiambo m (plural elegiambi)

1. (poetry) a metrical foot in verse consisting of two dactyls and three trochees (¯˘˘¯˘˘¯˘¯˘¯˘)

Related terms

• giambo

Further reading

• elegiambo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana