Triambic
/traɪˈæm.bɪk/noun
Relating to a triamb, a metrical unit or line composed of three iambs.
Did you know?An iamb reverses the rhythm of a heartbeat-like stress pattern—unstressed then stressed—helping explain why iambic meter became so powerful in dramatic poetry and verse.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tréyes
“Three”
Ancient Greek
Greek
treîs
“Three”
Ancient Greek
Greek
íambos
“Iamb; a metrical rhythm with a short or unstressed element followed by a long or stressed one”
Classical Latin
Latin
tri-
“Three; a combining form used in compounds”
Middle English onward
English
iambic
“Relating to iambs or iambic meter”
Modern English
English
triambic
“Composed of or relating to three iambs”