Alcaic

See also: alcaic

English

Etymology

From Latin Alcaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκαϊκός (Alkaïkós), from Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaîos, “Alcaeus”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”). By surface analysis, Alcaeus +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ælˈkeɪ.ɪk/

Adjective

Alcaic (comparative more Alcaic, superlative most Alcaic)

1. Pertaining to Alcaeus, a Greek lyric poet of around 600 BC; especially, of a verse meter in a four-line stanza which he supposedly invented.

Translations

pertaining to a type of verse invented by the Greek poet Alcaeus

French: alcaïque (fr) German: alcäisch, alkäisch Greek: αλκαϊκός (el) (alkaïkós) Ancient Greek: Ἀλκαϊκός (Alkaïkós) Hungarian: alkaioszi Italian: alcaico Latin: Alcaicus Polish: alcejski (pl) Portuguese: alcaico

Noun

Alcaic (plural Alcaics)

1. (chiefly in the plural) An Alcaic verse.

Anagrams

• calcia, cicala