Definition
A metrical unit or verse form combining elements of elegiac and iambic meter, used in classical poetry.
Etymology
From Latin elegiambulus, combining elegia (elegy) and iambus (iambic foot). This is a technical term from classical prosody referring to a specific arrangement of long and short syllables.
Kelly Says
Ancient poets were like musicians experimenting with time signatures—they'd blend different rhythms to create new effects, and elegiambus was one of their creative combinations that mixed mournful and bouncy rhythms together.
Translations
ARالعربية
أبيات الحزن
abi'at al-ḥuzn
BNবাংলা
অনুশোভন
anu-sho-bhon
CACatalà
elegiac
eh-leh-jee-ak
CSČeština
elegie
eh-leh-zhee
DADansk
elegier
eh-leh-zhee-er
DEDeutsch
Elegiambus
eh-leh-zee-am-bus
ELΕλληνικά
ελεγεία
eh-leh-geh-ee-ah
ESEspañol
elegiambus
eh-leh-gee-am-bus
FAفارسی
Elegiac
eh-leh-jee-ak
FISuomi
elegiat
eh-leh-gee-at
FRFrançais
élégiambus
eh-leh-zhee-am-bus
GUGU
એલેજીયક
eh-leh-jee-ak
HAHA
elegiac
eh-leh-jee-ak
HEעברית
א elegies
eh-leh-gee-es
HIहिन्दी
अनुशोभित
anu-sho-bhit
HUMagyar
elegiák
eh-leh-zhee-ak
IDBahasa Indonesia
elegiambus
eh-leh-jee-am-bus
IGIG
elegiac
eh-leh-jee-ak
ITItaliano
elegiambus
eh-leh-zhee-am-bus
KKKK
elegiac
eh-leh-jee-ak
MRMR
एलेजिक
eh-leh-jee-ik
MSBahasa Melayu
elegiac
eh-leh-jee-ak
MYမြန်မာ
သက္ကရာဇ်
tha-kya-ra-za
NLNederlands
elegiambus
eh-leh-jee-am-bus
NONorsk
elegier
eh-leh-zhee-er
PAPA
elegiac
eh-leh-jee-ak
PLPolski
elegiambus
eh-leh-zhee-am-bus
PTPortuguês
elegiambus
eh-leh-zhee-am-bus
RORomână
elegii
eh-leh-gee-i
RUРусский
элегиамбус
eh-leh-gee-am-bus
SVSvenska
elegier
eh-leh-zhee-er
SWKiswahili
elegiac
eh-leh-jee-ak
TEతెలుగు
విలాపకవిత
vi-la-pa-ka-vi-ta
THไทย
บทกวีโศก
bot kwee sok
TLTL
elegiac
eh-leh-jee-ak
TRTürkçe
elegiambus
eh-leh-jib-us
UKУкраїнська
елегійні
eh-leh-zhee-yni
URاردو
غزلیات
gha-zli-aat
VITiếng Việt
điệp khúc bi thương
dee-ep khuc bi thuong
YOYO
elegiac
eh-leh-jee-ak
ZUZU
elegiac
eh-leh-jee-ak