oxyton

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́τονος (oxútonos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔk.si.tɔ̃/

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Adjective

oxyton (feminine oxytone, masculine plural oxytons, feminine plural oxytones)

1. oxytone (having the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable)

   Coordinate terms: paroxyton, proparoxyton, périspomène, propérispomène

Further reading

• “oxyton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.