Galliambus

/ɡəˈlɪæmbəs/ noun

Definition

A line of verse written in galliambic meter, an eight-syllable Latin poetic line with a distinctive stress pattern, famously used by Catullus.

Etymology

From Latin 'galliambicus,' the term was named after the Galli priests of Cybele, as this meter was used for poetry relating to them.

Kelly Says

Catullus used the galliambus for his wild, emotionally intense poems—when you read it aloud in Latin, it sounds almost aggressive and frenzied, perfect for expressing the chaos of passion!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጋሊያምባስ
ga-lee-am-bas
ARالعربية
غاليانبوس
gha-lee-an-bus
BNবাংলা
গ্যালিয়াম্বাস
gal-lee-am-bas
CACatalà
galliambus
gal-lee-am-bus
CSČeština
galliambus
gal-lee-am-bus
DADansk
galliambus
gal-lee-am-bus
DEDeutsch
Galliambus
gal-lee-am-bus
ELΕλληνικά
γαληαμβος
ga-lee-am-vos
ESEspañol
galliambus
gal-lee-am-bus
FAفارسی
گالیامبوس
ga-lee-am-bos
FISuomi
galliambus
gal-lee-am-bus
FRFrançais
galliambus
gal-lee-am-bus
GUGU
ગાલિયામ્બસ
ga-lee-am-bas
HAHA
galliambus
ga-lee-am-bus
HEעברית
גליאמבוס
gal-ee-am-bos
HIहिन्दी
गॅलियाम्बस
gal-lee-am-bas
HUMagyar
galliambus
gal-lee-am-bus
IDBahasa Indonesia
galliambus
ga-lee-am-bus
IGIG
galliambus
ga-lee-am-bus
ITItaliano
galliambus
gal-lee-am-bus
JA日本語
ガリャンバス
garijanbasu
KKKK
галиаmbus
ga-lee-am-bus
KMKM
កាលីអាំប៊ុស
ka-lee-a-mbus
KO한국어
갈리암버스
galliambbeoseu
MRMR
गॅलियाम्बस
gal-lee-am-bas
MSBahasa Melayu
galliambus
ga-lee-am-bus
MYမြန်မာ
ဂလီယံဘတ်
ga-lee-yan-bat
NLNederlands
galliambus
gal-lee-am-bus
NONorsk
galliambus
gal-lee-am-bus
PAPA
ਗੈਲੀਅੰਬਸ
ga-lee-am-bas
PLPolski
galliambus
gal-lee-am-bus
PTPortuguês
galliambus
ga-lee-am-bus
RORomână
galliambus
gal-lee-am-bus
RUРусский
галиаmbus
gal-ya-mbus
SVSvenska
galliambus
gal-lee-am-bus
SWKiswahili
galliambus
ga-lee-am-bus
TAதமிழ்
காலியம்பஸ்
ka-lee-am-bas
TEతెలుగు
గల్లియంబస్
gal-lee-am-bas
THไทย
กาลิแอมบัส
ka-li-am-bat
TLTL
galliambus
ga-lee-am-bus
TRTürkçe
galliambus
gal-lee-am-bus
UKУкраїнська
галіаmbus
ga-lee-am-bus
URاردو
گالیامبس
ga-lee-am-bas
VITiếng Việt
galliambus
ga-lee-am-bus
YOYO
galliambus
ga-lee-am-bus
ZH中文
加利安巴斯
jiā lì ān bā sī
ZUZU
galliambus
ga-lee-am-bus

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