English Explanatory Dictionary

Alcaic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. 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.
noun
  1. An Alcaic verse.

Pronunciation

/ælˈkeɪ.ɪk/

Word forms

Alcaic more Alcaic most Alcaic Alcaics

Etymology

From Latin Alcaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκαϊκός (Alkaïkós), from Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaîos, “Alcaeus”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”). By surface analysis, Alcaeus + -ic.

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