Translation "jamb" to English

jamb{masculine}{linguistics}
iamb · iambus
jambski{adjective}{linguistics}
iambic

jamb

masculinelinguisticsIPA: / jamb /
Definition and meaning

Dvosložna stihovna stopa, s naglaskom na drugom slogu.
Stihovna stopa koja se sastoji od jednog kratkog i jednog dugog sloga: U -, bio odomaćen u pesmama u čast Demetre i Baha, odatle prešao u satiričnu poeziju Arhiloha; najpoznatiji stih koji se sastoji od jamba je jampski trimetar ili senar.

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English translation

iamb

noungpl iambilingIPA: / aɪæm /

ETYM Cf. French iambe. Related to Lambus.
A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables; SYN. iambus.
Poetic foot consisting of short then a long syllable.

Synonyms: iambus

iambus

noungrammarIPA: / aɪæmbəs /

Metrical foot of one short followed by one long syllable.

Synonyms: iamb

jambski

adjectivelinguisticsIPA: / jambski /
English translation

iambic

adjectiveIPA: / aɪæmbɪk /

ETYM Latin iambicus, Greek: cf. French iambique.
(Prosody) Of or consisting of iambs.

I learned that some infinite sets are bigger than other infinite sets, and I learned that iambic pentameter is and why it sounds so good to human ears.
Source: TED2020

Synonyms: foot · metrical foot · metrical unit

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