iamb

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iamb

/ˈaɪəm/ UK
/ˈaɪˌæm/ UK
/ˈaɪˌæm/ US

Where it comes from

From French iambe in the mid-1800s, from Latin ïambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos). Displaced iambus which shares the same classical origin.

noun iambs

A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
Similar: iambus, jambus

Translations

Every language

noun a metrical foot

Español	yambo
日本語	アイアンブ aianbu
中文	抑揚格 /抑扬格 yìyánggé
Português	iambo
Français	ïambe
Deutsch	Jambus
Italiano	giambo
Română	iamb
Русский	ямб jamb

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"iamb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/iamb. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

iamb. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/iamb

Chicago

"iamb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/iamb.

BibTeX

@misc{iamb_2026,
  title = {iamb},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/iamb},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}