oxytone

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English [edit]

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Oxytone

Etymology [edit]

From Ancient Greek ὀξύτονος.

Pronunciation [edit]

(UK) IPA: /ˈɒksɪˌtəʊn/, X-SAMPA: /"QksI%t@Un/
(US) enPR: ŏk'sĭtōn", IPA: /ˈɑksɪˌtoʊn/, X-SAMPA: /"AksI%toUn/

Adjective [edit]

oxytone (not comparable)

(linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable.

Translations [edit]

oxytone

Greek: οξύτονος (el) (oxýtonos)

Noun [edit]

oxytone (plural oxytones)

(linguistics) A word with the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable.

Translations [edit]

word with the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable

German: Oxytonon (de) n
Greek: οξύτονος (el) (oxýtonos)

Spanish: palabra aguda f

Related terms [edit]

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