alcaic

English

Etymology

From Latin alcaicus, from Greek αλκαικος, from Αλκαιος ‘Alcaeus’.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ælˈkeɪɪk/

Adjective

alcaic (comparative more alcaic, superlative most alcaic)

1. pertaining to Alcaeus, a Greek lyric poet of around 600BC; especially, of a verse meter in a four-line stanza which he supposedly invented

Noun

alcaic (plural alcaics)

1. (in the plural) alcaic verses

Anagrams

• calcia