choliambus

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek χωλίαμβος (khōlíambos).

Noun[edit]

chōliambus m (genitive chōliambī); second declension

  1. limping iamb

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative chōliambus chōliambī
Genitive chōliambī chōliambōrum
Dative chōliambō chōliambīs
Accusative chōliambum chōliambōs
Ablative chōliambō chōliambīs
Vocative chōliambe chōliambī

Descendants[edit]

  • English: choliamb
  • Italian: coliambo

References[edit]

  • choliambus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • choliambus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.