terza rima en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌtɝtsə ˈɹimə/ (US)
- /ˌtɛːtsə ˈɹiːmə/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian terza rima (literally “third rhyme”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) An arrangement of triplets, generally in iambic pentameter in English, with rhyme scheme aba bcb cdc.
In attempting to make the ‘Divina Commedia’ better known to English readers, it might have been held only a fitting mark of deference to my original to reproduce it, if practicable, in the metre of the poet's own choice. But on the appearance of my ‘Inferno,’ its Terza Rima was denounced as the one ‘deleterious ingredient’ which corrupted the version throughout, […]
1865, Dante Alighieri, “preface”, in John Dayman, transl., The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: Translated in Terza Rima by John Dayman, page viii:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| terze rime | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (21)
uk терци́на (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc) · bg терцина (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc) · sk tercet (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc) · da terzine (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc) · no tersin (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc) · pl tercyna (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc) · ja テルツァ・リーマ (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc) · sv terzin (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc) · vls têrzyne (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc) · fi tertsiini (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc) · ru терци́на (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc) · sk tercína (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc) · cs tercína (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc) · it terza rima (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc) · fr terza rima (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc) · he טֶרצִינַה (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc) · es terceto encadenado (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc) · de Terzine (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc) · be тэрцы́на (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc) · et tertsiin (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc) · hu tercina (arrangement of triplets rhyming aba bcb cdc)