different between trochaic vs iambic

English

Alternative forms

• troch. (abbreviation)
• trochaick (obsolete)

Etymology

Either via the French trochaïque or directly from its etymon, the Latin trochaicus, from the Ancient Greek ????????? (trokhaikós), from ???????? (trokhaîos), whence trochee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?o??ke?.?k/

Adjective

trochaic (not comparable)

1. Referring to poetry composed of trochees, feet of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.

Translations

Noun

trochaic (plural trochaics)

1. A poetical composition of this kind.

Anagrams

• thoracic

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