iambicus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰαμβικός (iambikós), from ἴαμβος (íambos) + -ικός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /iˈam.bi.kus/, [iˈämbɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /iˈam.bi.kus/, [iˈämbikus]

Noun

iambicus m (genitive iambicī); second declension

1. writer of iambic verse

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	iambicus	iambicī
genitive	iambicī	iambicōrum
dative	iambicō	iambicīs
accusative	iambicum	iambicōs
ablative	iambicō	iambicīs
vocative	iambice	iambicī

Related terms

• iambeus
• iambicinus

References

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