Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iambe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: iambe
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Thracian woman, daughter of Pan and Echo, granddaughter of Hermes.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάμβη (Iámbē).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἰάμβη

Questions

What does iambe mean?: A Thracian woman, daughter of Pan and Echo, granddaughter of Hermes.
Where does iambe come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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