iamb

== English == === Etymology === From French iambe in the mid-1800s, from Latin ïambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos). Displaced iambus which shares the same classical origin. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈaɪəm/, /ˈaɪˌæm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈaɪˌæm/ === Noun === iamb (plural iambs) (prosody) A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. ==== Synonyms ==== iambus, jambus ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === trochee === Anagrams === ambi-, bami, bima, imba == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ïambe, from Latin ïambus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jamb/ === Noun === iamb m (plural iambi) (prosody) iamb ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “iamb”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026