choliambus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χωλίαμβος (khōlíambos).

Noun

chōliambus m (genitive chōliambī); second declension

  1. limping iamb

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative chōliambus chōliambī
genitive chōliambī chōliambōrum
dative chōliambō chōliambīs
accusative chōliambum chōliambōs
ablative chōliambō chōliambīs
vocative chōliambe chōliambī

Descendants

  • → English: choliamb
  • → Italian: coliambo

References

  • “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.
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