Ionic

See also: ionic and iònic

English

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Ionic

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Alternative forms

• Ionick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰωνικός (iōnikós, “related to Ionians”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɪˈɒnɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Adjective

Ionic (not comparable)

1. Synonym of Ionian; of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
2. (architecture) of an order of classical Greek architecture whose distinguishing feature is a capital with spiral volutes.
3. (printing, dated) Of or relating to a kind of heavy-faced type.

Derived terms

• Ionic mode

Translations

of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians

Catalan: jònic (ca) Galician: xónico (gl) Greek: Ancient: Ἰωνικός (Iōnikós) Hungarian: jón (hu) Italian: ionico (it) Latin: Īō̆nius Polish: joński (pl) Portuguese: jónico Russian: ионический (ru) (ioničeskij) Spanish: jónico (es) Welsh: Ïonig, Ïonaidd

Proper noun

Ionic

1. A sub-dialect of the Attic-Ionic dialectal group of Ancient Greek consisting of Old Ionic and New Ionic.

Translations

Ancient Greek dialect — see Ionic Greek

Noun

Ionic (plural Ionics)

1. (poetry) A four-syllable metrical unit of light-light-heavy-heavy (‿ ‿ — —) that occurs in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry.

See also

• Doric
• Doric order