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Alcaic
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alcaic
English
Etymology
From en la Alcaicus, from en grc Ἀλκαϊκός, from 1 grc Ἀλκαῖος<t:Alcaeus> -ικός<t:-ic>. en Alcaeus -ic.
Pronunciation
en /ælˈkeɪ.ɪk/
Adjective
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: fr alcaïque
German: de alcäisch, de alkäisch
Greek: el αλκαϊκός
Ancient Greek: grc Ἀλκαϊκός
Hungarian: hu alkaioszi
Italian: it alcaico
Latin: la Alcaicus
Polish: pl alcejski
Portuguese: pt alcaico
Noun
en mostly in the plural An Alcaic verse.
Anagrams
en aaccil calcia cicala
en eponyms