iambo

Galician

Etymology

From Latin iambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos).

Noun

iambo m (plural iambos)

1. (poetry) iamb (metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one)

Further reading

• “iambo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

Latin

Noun

iambō

1. dative/ablative singular of iambus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin iambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈɐ̃.bu/ [ɪˈɐ̃.bu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈjɐ̃.bu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈɐ̃.bu/ [ɪˈɐ̃.bu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈjɐ̃.bu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈɐ̃.bo/ [ɪˈɐ̃.bo], (faster pronunciation) /ˈjɐ̃.bo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈɐ̃.bu/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈjɐ̃.bu/

Noun

iambo m (plural iambos)

1. (poetry) iamb (metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one)