Dictionary

iamb en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈaɪˌæm/ (UK)
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• /ˈaɪˌæm/ (General-American)
• /ˈaɪəm/ (UK)

Etymology

From French iambe in the mid-1800s, from Latin ïambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos). Displaced iambus which shares the same classical origin.

Meanings

1. A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

Forms

Deriveds

iambize · iambist · diiamb · limping iamb

Relateds

trochee

Synonyms

jambus · iambus

Translations (37)

sk jamb (a metrical foot) · sh jȁmb (a metrical foot) · ru ямб (a metrical foot) · pt iambo (a metrical foot) · hy յամբ (a metrical foot) · cmn 抑揚格 /抑扬格 (a metrical foot) · it giambo (a metrical foot) · la ïambus (a metrical foot) · fr ïambe (a metrical foot) · oc iambe (a metrical foot) · grc ἴαμβος (a metrical foot) · fi jambi (a metrical foot) · de Jambus (a metrical foot) · no jambe (a metrical foot) · es yambo (a metrical foot) · lv jambs (a metrical foot) · gl iambo (a metrical foot) · cs jamb (a metrical foot) · ja アイアンブ (a metrical foot) · et jamb (a metrical foot) · lt jámbas (a metrical foot) · ca iambe (a metrical foot) · ro iamb (a metrical foot) · ga iambus (a metrical foot) · ka იამბი (a metrical foot) · sh ја̏мб (a metrical foot) · bg ямб (a metrical foot) · uk ямб (a metrical foot) · nl jambe (a metrical foot) · da jambe (a metrical foot) · sv jamb (a metrical foot) · hu jambus (a metrical foot) · ms iambus (a metrical foot) · eo jambo (a metrical foot) · be ямб (a metrical foot) · fo øvutur tvíliður (a metrical foot) · pl jamb (a metrical foot)