oxytone
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- oxyt. (abbreviation)
Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́τονος (oxútonos).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒksɪˌtəʊn/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) enPR: ŏk'sĭtōn", IPA(key): /ˈɑksɪˌtoʊn/
Adjective
[edit]oxytone (not comparable)
- (linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable.
- Coordinate terms: paroxytone, proparoxytone, perispomenon, properispomenon, barytone, preproparoxytone
Translations
[edit]oxytone
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Noun
[edit]oxytone (plural oxytones or oxytona)
- (linguistics) A word with the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable.
- Coordinate terms: paroxytone, proparoxytone, perispomenon, properispomenon, barytone, prototonic, preproparoxytone
Translations
[edit]word with the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable
Further reading
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