accentus
Latin
Etymology
From accinō (“sing to”), from ad + canō (“sing”), Possibly also a calque of Ancient Greek προσῳδία (prosōidia, “song sung to music; pronunciation of syllable”), from πρός (pros, “to”) + ᾠδή (ōidē, “song”).
Noun
accentus (genitive accentūs); m, fourth declension
- a blast, signal
- (phonology) accent, tone, accentuation
- (figuratively) intensity, violence
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | accentus | accentūs |
| genitive | accentūs | accentuum |
| dative | accentuī | accentibus |
| accusative | accentum | accentūs |
| ablative | accentū | accentibus |
| vocative | accentus | accentūs |
Derived terms
- accentus acūtus