different between iambick vs iambic

English

Adjective

iambick (comparative more iambick, superlative most iambick)

1. Obsolete form of iambic.

Noun

iambick (plural iambicks)

1. Obsolete form of iambic.

English

Alternative forms

• ïambic (rare)
• iambical
• iambick (obsolete)
• jambic

Etymology

From Middle French ïambique, from Late Latin iambicus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (iambikós), from ?????? (íambos) + -???? (-ikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a??æmb?k/
• Rhymes: -æmb?k

Adjective

iambic (comparative more iambic, superlative most iambic)

1. (prosody) Consisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed-stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance. [from 16th c.]

Derived terms

• iambic pentameter
• iambic tetrameter
• iambically

Translations

Noun

iambic (plural iambics)

1. (prosody) An iamb; a line or group of lines of iambs.

Antonyms

• trochaic

Anagrams

• cimbia

Romanian

Etymology

From French iambique, from Latin iambicus.

Adjective

iambic m or n (feminine singular iambic?, masculine plural iambici, feminine and neuter plural iambice)

1. iambic

Declension