Alcaic
/ælˈkeɪ.ɪk/noun
Relating to a lyric meter associated with the Greek poet Alcaeus.
Did you know?The Alcaic stanza was admired by Roman poets like Horace, who turned a Greek lyric form into one of Latin literature’s most enduring meters.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greece
Greek
Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaîos)
“Of or relating to Alcaeus, the Greek lyric poet from Lesbos.”
Classical Latin
Latin
Alcaicus
“Alcaic; pertaining to Alcaeus or his verse form.”
Middle English / Early Modern English
English
Alcaic
“A lyric meter modeled on the Greek Alcaic stanza.”
Modern English
English
Alcaic
“Relating to or written in the Alcaic meter.”