Sapphic

== English == === Alternative forms === Sapphick (obsolete) === Etymology === Sappho (Ancient Greek Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ)) +‎ -ic, whence Latin Sapphicus. Sense related to sexuality alludes to Sappho's poetry discussing love between women (see also lesbian). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈsæf.ɪk/ Rhymes: -æfɪk === Adjective === Sapphic (not comparable) Relating to the Greek poetess Sappho from Lesbos or her poetry. (poetry) Of a certain kind of verse reputed to have been invented by Sappho, consisting of five metrical feet, of which the first, fourth, and fifth are trochees, the second is a spondee, and the third a dactyl. Alternative letter-case form of sapphic. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== sapphism sapphist ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Sapphic (plural Sapphics) (poetry) A Sapphic verse. A person who is sapphic. 2019 Summer, Gretal M. (19), review of Her Royal Highness, by Rachel Hawkins in The Chuckanut Reader, page 71: Are you a fan of hate-to-love? Roommates? Royalty romances? Geology puns? Sapphics? Her Royal Highness has all of this and more. After Millie discovers her best friend turned maybe girlfriend kissing someone else, she decides to flee […] For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Sapphic. ==== Synonyms ==== see also Thesaurus:gay woman ==== See also ==== WLW, lesbian