limerick

Betekenis (Engels)

A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.

Concepten

limerick

Synoniemen

rhyme

stanza

verse

funny song

comic song

Vertalingen

limerick

Limerick

αστείο πεντάστιχο

κωμικό πεντάστιχο

limerick

poema humorístico

versos satíricos

limerick

quintilla

ليمريك

bir

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limerick

humorvolles Lied

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/

Etymologie (Engels)

From the Irish town name Limerick, Irish Luimneach [ˈl̪ˠɪmʲənʲəx].