Jambus
German, noun[ˈjambʊs]
Jambus is a German masculine noun meaning “jambus, iambus, iamb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “rhythmische Einheit, bei der erst eine kurze oder unbetonte, dann eine lange oder betonte Silbe auftritt”.
What does Jambus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinejambus, iambus, iamb
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. rhythmische Einheit, bei der erst eine kurze oder unbetonte, dann eine lange oder betonte Silbe auftritt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Jambus
- Jamben plural
- Iambus alternative
- Iambos alternative
- Jambos alternative
- ℑ𝔞𝔪𝔟𝔬𝔰 (in Frakturschriften ohne Unterscheidung von I und J) alternative
- Jambe variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Jambus?
- [ˈjambʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Jambus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Jambus in German?
Jambus appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).