χωλίαμβος
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- (poetry) choliamb, limping iamb
Etymology
Compound from Ancient Greek χωλός (lame, limping) + Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (a poetic meter, iamb, iambic, iambus).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἴαμβος
Gloss
a poetic meter, iamb, iambic, iambus
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- choliamb English
- choliambic English
- iambus English
- choliambus Latin
- iambus Latin
- jambus Latin
- elegiambo Italian
- ямб Russian
- χωλός Ancient Greek
- ἰαμβογράφος Ancient Greek
- ἴαμβος Ancient Greek
- *ǵʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- ямб Bulgarian