Ionic

ionic iònic English thumb|Illustrations which present the Ionic order (sense 2) Alternative forms en Ionick obsolete Etymology From en grc ἰωνικός related to Ionians. Pronunciation en /aɪˈɒnɪk/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Ionic.wav US en ɒnɪk 3 Adjective - en Ionian; of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians. en architecture Of an order of classical Greek architecture whose distinguishing feature is a capital with spiral volutes. en printing dated Of or relating to a kind of heavy-faced type. Derived terms en hyperionism Ionicism Ionicize Ionic mode Panionic Translations of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians Catalan: ca jònic Finnish: fi joonialainen Galician: gl xónico Greek: Ancient Greek: grc Ἰωνικός Hindi: hi योनी Hungarian: hu jón Italian: it ionico Latin: la Īō̆nius Polish: pl joński Portuguese: pt jónico Russian: ru ионический Spanish: es jónico Welsh: cy Ïonig, cy Ïonaidd Proper noun A sub-dialect of the Attic-Ionic dialectal group of Ancient Greek consisting of Old Ionic and New Ionic. Translations Ancient Greek dialect Ionic Greek Noun en poetry A four-syllable metrical unit of light-light-heavy-heavy (‿ ‿ — —) that occurs in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry. See also en Doric en Doric order